CA2242: Test for NaN correctly

Cause

An expression tests a value against SingleNan or DoubleNan.

Rule Description

Double.NaN, which represents not-a-number, results when an arithmetic operation is undefined. Any expression that tests equality between a value and Double.NaN always returns false. Any expression that tests inequality between a value and Double.NaN always returns true.

How to Fix Violations

To fix a violation of this rule and accurately determine whether a value represents Double.NaN, use SingleIsNan(Single) or DoubleIsNan(Double) to test the value.

When to Suppress Warnings

Do not suppress a warning from this rule.

Example

The following example shows two expressions that incorrectly test a value against Double.NaN and an expression that correctly uses Double.IsNaN to test the value.

Imports System

Namespace UsageLibrary

   Class NaNTests

      Shared zero As Double 

      Shared Sub Main()
         Console.WriteLine( 0/zero = Double.NaN )
         Console.WriteLine( 0/zero <> Double.NaN )
         Console.WriteLine( Double.IsNaN(0/zero) )
      End Sub 

   End Class 

End Namespace

using System;

namespace UsageLibrary
{
   class NaNTests
   {
      static double zero;

      static void Main()
      {
         Console.WriteLine( 0/zero == double.NaN );
         Console.WriteLine( 0/zero != double.NaN );
         Console.WriteLine( double.IsNaN(0/zero) );
      }
   }
}