ECVT_R(3)                           Linux Programmer's Manual                           ECVT_R(3)



NAME
       ecvt_r, fcvt_r, qecvt_r, qfcvt_r - convert a floating-point number to a string

SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdlib.h>

       int ecvt_r(double number, int ndigits, int *decpt,
                  int *sign, char *buf, size_t len);

       int fcvt_r(double number, int ndigits, int *decpt,
                  int *sign, char *buf, size_t len);

       int qecvt_r(long double number, int ndigits, int *decpt,
                  int *sign, char *buf, size_t len);

       int qfcvt_r(long double number, int ndigits, int *decpt,
                  int *sign, char *buf, size_t len);

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

       ecvt_r(), fcvt_r(), qecvt_r(), qfcvt_r():
           _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500

DESCRIPTION
       The  functions  ecvt_r(),  fcvt_r(),  qecvt_r(),  and  qfcvt_r() are identical to ecvt(3),
       fcvt(3), qecvt(3), and qfcvt(3), respectively, except that they do not return their result
       in  a  static  buffer,  but  instead  use  the  supplied buf of size len.  See ecvt(3) and
       qecvt(3).

RETURN VALUE
       These functions return 0 on success, and -1 otherwise.

CONFORMING TO
       These functions are GNU extensions.

NOTES
       These functions are obsolete.  Instead, sprintf(3) is recommended.

SEE ALSO
       ecvt(3), qecvt(3), sprintf(3)

COLOPHON
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GNU                                         2007-07-26                                  ECVT_R(3)