JCL Help:Set8087Infinity

 JCL Help: Set8087Infinity Function

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Summary

Sets the infinity control of the FPU.

Pascal

 function Set8087Infinity(const Infinity: T8087Infinity): T8087Infinity;

Parameters

Parameters	Description
const Infinity: T8087Infinity	New value for the infinity control of the FPU. See T8087Infinity for the possible values and their meaning.

Return Value

Returns the previous infinity setting of the FPU.

Description

Set8087Infinity adjusts the infinity control setting of the mathematical coprocessor.

See Also

Set8087Precision Set8087Rounding Get8087Infinity Get8087Precision Get8087Rounding Get8087ControlWord Set8087ControlWord

About

Unit

Jcl8087

Donator

Marcel van Brakel

Notes

This setting doesn't actually affect the way the FPU works. The infinity control flag is provided for compatibility with the Intel 287 Math Coprocessor; it is not meaningful for later version x87 FPU coprocessors or 32 bit Intel architecture processors.

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