Name
qecvt, qfcvt, qgcvt — convert a floating-point
number to a string
Synopsis
#include <stdlib.h>
char
*qecvt( |
long double |
number, |
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int |
ndigits, |
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int * |
decpt, |
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int * |
sign) ; |
char
*qfcvt( |
long double |
number, |
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int |
ndigits, |
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int * |
decpt, |
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int * |
sign) ; |
char
*qgcvt( |
long double |
number, |
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int |
ndigit, |
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char * |
buf) ; |
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).
NOTES
These functions are obsolete. Instead, sprintf(3) is
recommended.
CONFORMING TO
SVr4. Not seen in most common Unix implementations, but
occurs in SunOS. Not supported by libc4 and libc5. Supported
by glibc.
SEE ALSO
ecvt(3), ecvt_r(3), gcvt(3), sprintf(3)
Copyright (C) 2002 Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>
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