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Returns TRUE if the argument is infinite, and FALSE otherwise. Only REAL and DOUBLE PRECISION types can represent infinity in Firebolt, meaning that IS_INFINITE will always return FALSE for NUMERIC inputs.

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Syntax

IS_FINITE(<value>);

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Parameters

ParameterDescriptionSupported input types
<value>The input that will be checked to determine if it is an infinite number.NUMERIC, DOUBLE PRECISION, REAL

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Return Type

IS_INFINITE returns a value of type BOOLEAN.

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Examples

The following code example checks whether the value inf, after being cast to a DOUBLE PRECISION data type, is an infinite number: 
SELECT IS_INFINITE('inf'::DOUBLE PRECISION);
is_infinite boolean
True

Rows: 1Execution time: 5.49ms

The following code example checks whether the value 10, after being cast to a REAL data type, is an infinite number: 
SELECT IS_INFINITE(10::REAL);
is_infinite boolean
False

Rows: 1Execution time: 8.53ms