From: Edward Diener (eddielee_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-25 20:47:50
John Maddock wrote:
> Johan Råde wrote:
>> So it would make sense to have the functions
>>
>> is_finite()
>> is_normal()
>> is_subnormal()
>>
>> is_infinity()
>> is_plus_infinity()
>> is_minus_infinity()
>>
>> is_nan()
>
> Do we really want to use gratuitously different names from those in C99:
>
> isfinite
> isnorm
> isinf
> isnan
Yes ! Once again there is no reason to let the "C" language determine
how things are done in "C++". The names suggested by Johan Rade are much
more easily rememberable than the "C" names above.