std::numeric_limits::signaling_NaN

#include <iostream>
#include <limits>
#include <cfenv>
#pragma STDC_FENV_ACCESS on
void show_fe_exceptions()
{
    int n = std::fetestexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT);
    if(n & FE_INVALID) std::cout << "FE_INVALID is raised\n";
    else if(n == 0)    std::cout << "no exceptions are raised\n";
    std::feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT);
}
int main()
{
    double snan = std::numeric_limits<double>::signaling_NaN();
    std::cout << "After sNaN was obtained ";
    show_fe_exceptions();
    double qnan = snan * 2.0;
    std::cout << "After sNaN was multiplied by 2 ";
    show_fe_exceptions();
    double qnan2 = qnan * 2.0;
    std::cout << "After the quieted NaN was multiplied by 2 ";
    show_fe_exceptions();
    std::cout << "The result is " << qnan2 << '\n';
}

After sNaN was obtained no exceptions are raised
After sNaN was multiplied by 2 FE_INVALID is raised
After the quieted NaN was multiplied by 2 no exceptions are raised
The result is nan

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