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ISLESS(3P)                 POSIX Programmer's Manual                ISLESS(3P)

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NAME
       isless - test if x is less than y
SYNOPSIS
       #include <math.h>
       int isless(real-floating x, real-floating y);

DESCRIPTION
       The isless() macro shall determine whether its first argument  is  less
       than  its second argument. The value of isless( x, y) shall be equal to
       (x) < (y); however, unlike (x) < (y), isless( x, y) shall not raise the
       invalid floating-point exception when x and y are unordered.
RETURN VALUE
       Upon  successful  completion, the isless() macro shall return the value
       of (x) < (y).
       If x or y is NaN, 0 shall be returned.
ERRORS
       No errors are defined.
       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       The relational and equality operators support  the  usual  mathematical
       relationships  between  numeric values. For any ordered pair of numeric
       values, exactly one of the relationships (less, greater, and equal)  is
       true.  Relational operators may raise the invalid floating-point excep-
       tion when argument values are NaNs. For a NaN and a numeric  value,  or
       for  two NaNs, just the unordered relationship is true. This macro is a
       quiet (non-floating-point exception raising) version  of  a  relational
       operator.  It facilitates writing efficient code that accounts for NaNs
       without suffering the invalid floating-point exception. In the SYNOPSIS
       section,  real-floating indicates that the argument shall be an expres-
       sion of real-floating type.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       isgreater(),    isgreaterequal(),    islessequal(),    islessgreater(),
       isunordered(),  the  Base  Definitions  volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <math.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

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