MATLAB xlswrite function

Hello all MATLAB users:
This came to my attention,
>> x = [inf 3 4 inf];
>> xlswrite('test',x,'test');
if you open the .xls file you will notice that the inf value in xls is the "magic" number 65535.
Does anyone know the reason?

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Sean de Wolski
Sean de Wolski 2011-1-28

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Because 2^16-1 is the largest number Excel can represent since it's 16 bit unsigned.

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Kenneth Eaton
Kenneth Eaton 2011-1-28

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The reason? Because the documentation says so! ;)
Excerpt:
  • Excel converts Inf values to 65535. MATLAB converts NaN values to empty cells.

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