QECVT
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2014-08-19
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NAME
qecvt, qfcvt, qgcvt - convert a floating-point number to a string
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
char *qecvt(long double number, int ndigits, int *decpt,
int *sign);
char *qfcvt(long double number, int ndigits, int *decpt,
int *sign);
char *qgcvt(long double number, int ndigit, char *buf);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
feature_test_macros(7)):
qecvt(),
qfcvt(),
qgcvt():
_SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
The functions
qecvt(),
qfcvt(),
and
qgcvt()
are identical to
ecvt(3),
fcvt(3),
and
gcvt(3)
respectively, except that they use a
long double
argument
number.
See
ecvt(3)
and
gcvt(3).
ATTRIBUTES
Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
The
qecvt()
and
qfcvt()
functions are not thread-safe.
The
qgcvt()
function is thread-safe.
CONFORMING TO
SVr4.
Not seen in most common UNIX implementations,
but occurs in SunOS.
Supported by glibc.
NOTES
These functions are obsolete.
Instead,
snprintf(3)
is recommended.
SEE ALSO
ecvt(3),
ecvt_r(3),
gcvt(3),
sprintf(3)
COLOPHON
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project.
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Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- ATTRIBUTES
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- Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
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- CONFORMING TO
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- NOTES
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- SEE ALSO
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- COLOPHON
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