BUG: Cannot Edit min/max Float Values in the Debugger

SYMPTOMS

When you change the value of a double or float variable in the Visual J++ debugger Watch window to a number beyond the data types absolute maximum or minimum value (or to NaN), the debugger puts 1.#INF0000000 (float variables) or 1.#IND00000 (double variables) in the Watch window edit control, which you can then no longer edit.

public class test
{
   public static void main(String args[])
   {
      double dNaN, dInfinity, dtest;
      dNaN = 0.0/0.0;
      dInfinity = 1e308*10;
      dtest=10;

      float fNaN, fInfinity, ftest;
      fNaN = 0.0f/0.0f;
      fInfinity = 1e38f * 10;
      ftest=10;
   }

}