QECVT
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2002-08-25
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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);
DESCRIPTION
The functions
qecvt,
qfcvt
and
qgcvt
are identical to
ecvt,
fcvt
and
gcvt
respectively, except that they use a
long double
argument
number.
See
ecvt(3)
and
gcvt(3).
NOTES
These functions are obsolete. Instead,
sprintf()
is recommended.
CONFORMING TO
SysVr4.0. 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)
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