LogFactorial Method (n)

Computes the logrithm of the factorial of an integer.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public static double LogFactorial(
	int n
)

Public Shared Function LogFactorial ( _
	n As Integer _
) As Double

public:
static double LogFactorial(
	int n
)

static member LogFactorial : 
        n:int -> float

Parameters

Return Value

The natrual logarithm of the factorial: ln(n!).

Remarks

This function provides accurate values of ln(n!) even for values of n which would cause n! to overflow.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	n is negative.