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title: isFinite()
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/isFinite
page-type: javascript-function
browser-compat: javascript.builtins.isFinite

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The global isFinite() function determines whether the passed value is a finite number. If needed, the parameter is first converted to a number.

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Syntax

isFinite(testValue)

Parameters

• testValue

  • : The value to be tested for finiteness.

Return value

false if the argument is (or will be coerced to) positive or negative {{jsxref("Infinity")}} or {{jsxref("NaN")}} or {{jsxref("undefined")}}; otherwise, true.

Description

isFinite is a function property of the global object.

You can use this function to determine whether a number is a finite number. The isFinite function examines the number in its argument. If the argument is NaN, positive infinity, or negative infinity, this method returns false; otherwise, it returns true.

Examples

Using isFinite

isFinite(Infinity);  // false
isFinite(NaN);       // false
isFinite(-Infinity); // false

isFinite(0);         // true
isFinite(2e64);      // true
isFinite(910);       // true

isFinite(null);      // true, would've been false with the
                     // more robust Number.isFinite(null)

isFinite('0');       // true, would've been false with the
                     // more robust Number.isFinite("0")

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{jsxref("Number.isFinite()")}}

• {{jsxref("Number.NaN")}}

• {{jsxref("Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY")}}

• {{jsxref("Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY")}}