MathF.Log() Method in C# with Examples
In C#, MathF.Log() is a MathF class method. It is used to return the logarithm of a specified number. This method can be overloaded by changing the number of the arguments passed. There are total 2 methods in the overload list of the MathF.Log() method as follows:
- MathF.Log(Single) Method
- MathF.Log(Single, Single) Method
MathF.Log(Single) Method
This method is used to return the natural (base e) logarithm of a specified number.
Syntax: public static float Log (float x);
Here, x is the specified number whose natural (base e) logarithm to be calculated and its type is System.Single.
Return Value: Returns the natural logarithm of x and its type is System.Single.
Note: Parameter x is always specified as a base 10 number. The return value is depend on the argument passed. Below are some cases:
- If the argument is positive then method will return the natural logarithm or loge(val).
- If the argument is zero, then the result is NegativeInfinity.
- If the argument is Negative(less than zero) or equal to NaN, then the result is NaN.
- If the argument is PositiveInfinity, then the result is PositiveInfinity.
- If the argument is NegativeInfinity, then the result is NaN.
Example:
// C# program to demonstrate working // of MathF.Log(Single) method using System; class Beginner { // Main Method public static void Main(String[] args) { // Single values whose logarithm // to be calculated float a = 9.78f; float b = 0f; float c = -4.56f; float nan = Single.NaN; float positiveInfinity = Single.PositiveInfinity; float negativeInfinity = Single.NegativeInfinity; // Input is positive number so output // will be logarithm of number Console.WriteLine(MathF.Log(a)); // positive zero as argument, so output // will be -Infinity Console.WriteLine(MathF.Log(b)); // Input is negative number so output // will be NaN Console.WriteLine(MathF.Log(c)); // Input is NaN so output // will be NaN Console.WriteLine(MathF.Log(nan)); // Input is PositiveInfinity so output // will be Infinity Console.WriteLine(MathF.Log(positiveInfinity)); // Input is NegativeInfinity so output // will be NaN Console.WriteLine(MathF.Log(negativeInfinity)); } } |
2.280339 -Infinity NaN NaN Infinity NaN
Math.Log(Single, Single) Method
This method is used to return the logarithm of a specified number in a specified base.
Syntax: public static float Log (float x, float y);
Parameters:
x: It is the specified number whose logarithm to be calculated and its type is System.Single.
y: It is the base of the logarithm of type System.Single.
Return Value: It returns the logarithm of x and its type is System.Single.
Note: The return value is always depend on the argument passed. Below table depicts the different cases:
val | base | Returned Value |
---|---|---|
val > 0 | (0 < Base < 1) or(Base > 1) | logbase(val) |
val < 0 | any value | NaN |
any value | base < 0 | NaN |
val != 1 | base = 0 | NaN |
val != 1 | base = +ve Infinity | NaN |
val = NaN | any value | NaN |
any value | base = NaN | NaN |
any value | base = 1 | NaN |
val = 0 | (0 < Base < 1) | +ve Infinity |
val = 0 | base > 1 | -ve Infinity |
val = +ve Infinity | (0 < Base < 1) | -ve Infinity |
val = +ve Infinity | base > 1 | +ve Infinity |
val = 1 | base = 0 | 0 |
val = 1 | base = +ve Infinity | 0 |
Example:
// C# program to demonstrate working // of MathF.Log(Single, Single) method using System; class Beginner { // Main Method public static void Main(String[] args) { // Here val = 4.4f and base is 0.4f then // output will be logarithm of given value Console.WriteLine(MathF.Log(4.4f, 0.4f)); // Here val is 0.5f and base > 1f then output // will be -0.5f Console.WriteLine(MathF.Log(0.5f, 4f)); // Here val is 0.9f and base = 1f then output // will be NaN Console.WriteLine(MathF.Log(0.9f, 1f)); // Here val is 0.4f and base is NaN then output // will be NaN Console.WriteLine(MathF.Log(0.4f, Single.NaN)); } } |
-1.616959 -0.5 NaN NaN