HALF Data Type
An alias to uint16_t packed with a 16-bit floating-point number consisting of a sign bit, a 5-bit biased exponent, and a 10-bit mantissa.
typedef uint16_t HALF;
Remarks
The HALF data type is equivalent to the IEEE 754 binary16 format.
HALF_MIN = 6.10352e-5f
HALF_MAX = 65504.f
For more info about the HALF data type, see Half-precision floating-point format.
Namespace: Use DirectX::PackedVector
Platform Requirements
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with the Windows SDK for Windows 8. Supported for Win32 desktop apps, Windows Store apps, and Windows Phone 8 apps.
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