Float class in Java

/*

Simple java program illustrating

Float class

*/

class Main

{

                public static void main(String []args)

                {

                                System.out.println("TYPE              : "+Float.TYPE);

                                System.out.println("POSITIVE_INFINITY : "+Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY);

                                System.out.println("NEGATIVE_INFINITY : "+Float.NEGATIVE_INFINITY);

                                System.out.println("NaN               : "+Float.NaN);

                                System.out.println("MIN_VALUE         : "+Float.MIN_VALUE);

                                System.out.println("MAX_VALUE         : "+Float.MAX_VALUE);

                                Float f=new Float(1.5/0);

                                if(f==Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY)

                                                System.out.println("f is infinite"); // will be executed

                                else

                                                System.out.println("f is finite"); // will not be executed

                               

                                /* you can also do this */

                               

                                float a=5.2f,b;

                                b=a/0;

                                /* you might be thinking here that an ArithmeticException must be thrown here..

                                                but this is not the case..because

                                                arithmetic exceptions are thrown only when integers are divided by zero not floats or doubles

                                */

                                System.out.println(b);

                               

                                System.out.println("No Exception Generated");

                               

                                Float x=new Float(f);

                                x=f/f;

                                System.out.println("infinite/infinite = "+x);

                                Float z=new Float(0.0/0);

                                System.out.println("0.0 / 0 = "+x);

                }

}