Computes the arctangent of x.

The connector pane displays the default data types for this polymorphic function.


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Inputs/Outputs

  • cdbl.png x —

    x can be a scalar number, array or cluster of numbers, array of clusters of numbers, and so on.

  • idbl.png arctan(x) —

    arctan(x) is of the same numeric representation as x. When x is of the form x = a + bi, that is, when x is complex, the following equation defines arctan(x):

    arctan(x) ranges from -pi/2 to pi/2.

    • Examples

    Refer to the following example files included with LabVIEW.

    • labview\examples\Mathematics\Elementary & Special Functions\Trigonometric Functions\Sine.vi