atol - Man Page

convert a string to a long integer

Prolog

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Synopsis

#include <stdlib.h>

long atol(const char *nptr);
long long atoll(const char *nptr);

Description

The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2017 defers to the ISO C standard.

Except as noted below, the call atol(nptr) shall be equivalent to:

strtol(nptr, (char **)NULL, 10)

Except as noted below, the call to atoll(nptr) shall be equivalent to:

strtoll(nptr, (char **)NULL, 10)

The handling of errors may differ. If the value cannot be represented, the behavior is undefined.

Return Value

These functions shall return the converted value if the value can be represented.

Errors

No errors are defined.

The following sections are informative.

Examples

None.

Application Usage

If the number is not known to be in range, strtol() or strtoll() should be used because atol() and atoll() are not required to perform any error checking.

Rationale

None.

Future Directions

None.

See Also

strtol()

The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017, <stdlib.h>

Referenced By

stdlib.h(0p).

2017 IEEE/The Open Group POSIX Programmer's Manual