JavaScript: Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY property

This JavaScript tutorial explains how to use the Number property called NEGATIVE_INFINITY with syntax and examples.

Description

In JavaScript, NEGATIVE_INFINITY is a static property of the Number object that is used to return the value that represents negative infinity (ie: -Infinity). Because NEGATIVE_INFINITY is a property of the Number object, it must be invoked through the object called Number.

Syntax

In JavaScript, the syntax for the NEGATIVE_INFINITY property is:

Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;

Parameters or Arguments

There are no parameters or arguments for the NEGATIVE_INFINITY property.

Returns

The NEGATIVE_INFINITY property returns the value that represents negative infinity which is -Infinity.

Note

• The NEGATIVE_INFINITY property is a property of the Number object and not a number function. However, we have included the NEGATIVE_INFINITY property within our JS Number Methods section because you will most likely use this property in conjunction with the Number methods found in this section.

Example

Let's take a look at an example of how to use the NEGATIVE_INFINITY property in JavaScript.

For example:

console.log(Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY);

In this example, we have invoked the NEGATIVE_INFINITY property using the Number class.

We have written the output of the NEGATIVE_INFINITY property to the web browser console log, for demonstration purposes, to show what the NEGATIVE_INFINITY property returns.

The following will be output to the web browser console log:

-Infinity

In this example, the NEGATIVE_INFINITY property returned a value of -Infinity which represents negative infinity in JavaScript.