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ieee

set floating point exception mode

Syntax

mod=ieee()
ieee(mod)

Arguments

mod

integer scalar whose possible values are 0, 1 or 2

Description

ieee() returns the current floating point exception mode.

0

floating point exception produces an error

1

floating point exception produces a warning

2

floating point exception produces Inf or Nan

ieee(mod) sets the current floating point exception mode.

The initial mode value is 2.

Remarks

Floating point exception arising inside some library algorithms are not yet handled by ieee modes.

Examples

ieee(1);1/0
ieee(2);1/0,log(0)

History

VersionDescription
6.0.0 2 is now the initial mode value.
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