src/share/classes/java/lang/Float.java

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       *
       * @param   v   the value to be tested.
       * @return  {@code true} if the argument is NaN;
       *          {@code false} otherwise.
       */
!     static public boolean isNaN(float v) {
          return (v != v);
      }
  
      /**
       * Returns {@code true} if the specified number is infinitely
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       *
       * @param   v   the value to be tested.
       * @return  {@code true} if the argument is NaN;
       *          {@code false} otherwise.
       */
!     public static boolean isNaN(float v) {
          return (v != v);
      }
  
      /**
       * Returns {@code true} if the specified number is infinitely
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       *
       * @param   v   the value to be tested.
       * @return  {@code true} if the argument is positive infinity or
       *          negative infinity; {@code false} otherwise.
       */
!     static public boolean isInfinite(float v) {
          return (v == POSITIVE_INFINITY) || (v == NEGATIVE_INFINITY);
      }
  
      /**
       * The value of the Float.
       *
       * @serial
       */
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       *
       * @param   v   the value to be tested.
       * @return  {@code true} if the argument is positive infinity or
       *          negative infinity; {@code false} otherwise.
       */
!     public static boolean isInfinite(float v) {
          return (v == POSITIVE_INFINITY) || (v == NEGATIVE_INFINITY);
      }
  
+ 
+     /**
+      * Returns {@code true} if the argument is a finite floating-point
+      * value; returns {@code false} otherwise (for NaN and infinity
+      * arguments).
+      *
+      * @param f the {@code float} value to be tested
+      * @return {@code true} if the argument is a finite
+      * floating-point value, {@code false} otherwise.
+      * @since 1.8
+      */
+      public static boolean isFinite(float f) {
+         return Math.abs(f) <= FloatConsts.MAX_VALUE;
+     }
+ 
      /**
       * The value of the Float.
       *
       * @serial
       */