qecvt - Man Page
convert a floating-point number to a string
Library
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Synopsis
#include <stdlib.h> [[deprecated]] char *qecvt(long double number, int ndigits, int *restrict decpt, int *restrict sign); [[deprecated]] char *qfcvt(long double number, int ndigits, int *restrict decpt, int *restrict sign); [[deprecated]] char *qgcvt(long double number, int ndigit, char *buf);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
qecvt(), qfcvt(), qgcvt():
Since glibc 2.19: _DEFAULT_SOURCE In glibc up to and including 2.19: _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
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value |
---|---|---|
qecvt() | Thread safety | MT-Unsafe race:qecvt |
qfcvt() | Thread safety | MT-Unsafe race:qfcvt |
qgcvt() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
Standards
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
Referenced By
The man pages qfcvt(3) and qgcvt(3) are aliases of qecvt(3).
2022-12-15 Linux man-pages 6.02