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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +Title: '.isSafeInteger()' |
| 3 | +Description: 'Checks whether the passed value is a safe integer.' |
| 4 | +Subjects: |
| 5 | + - 'Computer Science' |
| 6 | + - 'Web Development' |
| 7 | +Tags: |
| 8 | + - 'Methods' |
| 9 | + - 'Numbers' |
| 10 | +CatalogContent: |
| 11 | + - 'introduction-to-javascript' |
| 12 | + - 'paths/front-end-engineer-career-path' |
| 13 | +--- |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +The **`.isSafeInteger()`** method is a static method of the `Number` object in JavaScript which determines whether the provided value is a safe integer: an integer that can be exactly represented using the IEEE-754 double-precision format. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +A safe integer satisfies: |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +$$ |
| 20 | +-(2^{53} - 1) \leq \text{value} \leq 2^{53} - 1 |
| 21 | +$$ |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +If the condition holds, the method returns `true`, otherwise, it returns `false`. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +## Syntax |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +```pseudo |
| 28 | +Number.isSafeInteger(value); |
| 29 | +``` |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +**Parameters:** |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +- `value`: The value to be tested for being a safe integer. |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +**Return value:** |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +Returns `true` if the given `value` is of type `number`, is an integer, and is within the safe integer range (`-(2^53 - 1) to 2^53 - 1`). Otherwise, it returns `false`. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +## Example |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +This example demonstrates how `.isSafeInteger()` returns `true` for integers and `false` for non-integers or values outside the safe range: |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +```js |
| 44 | +console.log(Number.isSafeInteger(10)); |
| 45 | +console.log(Number.isSafeInteger(3.14)); |
| 46 | +console.log(Number.isSafeInteger(Math.pow(2, 53))); |
| 47 | +console.log(Number.isSafeInteger(2 ** 53 - 1)); |
| 48 | +``` |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +The output of this code is: |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +```shell |
| 53 | +true |
| 54 | +false |
| 55 | +false |
| 56 | +true |
| 57 | +``` |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +## Codebyte Example |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +This codebyte tests various values to show how the method handles whole numbers, decimals, and edge cases at the limits of JavaScript’s safe integer range: |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +```codebyte/javascript |
| 64 | +console.log(Number.isSafeInteger(100)); |
| 65 | +console.log(Number.isSafeInteger(3.5)); |
| 66 | +console.log(Number.isSafeInteger(2 ** 53 - 1)); |
| 67 | +console.log(Number.isSafeInteger(2 ** 53)); |
| 68 | +``` |
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