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ecvt(3C)		 Standard C Library Functions		      ecvt(3C)

NAME
       ecvt, fcvt, gcvt - convert floating-point number to string

SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdlib.h>

       char *ecvt(double value, int ndigit, int *restrict decpt, int *restrict
       sign);

       char *fcvt(double value, int ndigit, int *restrict decpt, int *restrict
       sign);

       char *gcvt(double value, int ndigit, char *buf);

DESCRIPTION
       The  ecvt(), fcvt() and gcvt() functions convert floating-point numbers
       to null-terminated strings.

   ecvt()
       The ecvt() function converts  value  to	a  null-terminated  string  of
       ndigit  digits  (where ndigit is reduced to an unspecified limit deter‐
       mined by the precision of a  double)  and  returns  a  pointer  to  the
       string.	 The high-order digit is non-zero, unless the value is 0.  The
       low-order digit is rounded.  The position of the radix character	 rela‐
       tive to the beginning of the string is stored in the integer pointed to
       by decpt (negative means to the left  of	 the  returned	digits).   The
       radix  character is not included in the returned string. If the sign of
       the result is negative, the integer pointed to  by  sign	 is  non-zero,
       otherwise it is 0.

       If  the	converted  value  is out of range or is not representable, the
       contents of the returned string are unspecified.

   fcvt()
       The fcvt() function is identical to ecvt() except that ndigit specifies
       the  number  of digits desired after the radix point.  The total number
       of digits in the result string is restricted to an unspecified limit as
       determined by the precision of a double.

   gcvt()
       The gcvt() function converts value to a null-terminated string (similar
       to that of the %g format of printf(3C)) in the array pointed to by  buf
       and  returns  buf. It produces ndigit significant digits (limited to an
       unspecified value determined by the precision of a  double)  in	%f  if
       possible,  or  %e  (scientific  notation)  otherwise.   A minus sign is
       included in the returned string if value is less than 0.	 A radix char‐
       acter  is  included in the returned string if value is not a whole num‐
       ber.  Trailing zeros are suppressed where value is not a whole  number.
       The  radix  character  is  determined  by the current locale. If setlo‐
       cale(3C) has not been called successfully, the default  locale,	POSIX,
       is  used.  The default locale specifies a period (.) as the radix char‐
       acter.  The LC_NUMERIC category determines the value of the radix char‐
       acter within the current locale.

RETURN VALUES
       The  ecvt()  and fcvt() functions return a pointer to a null-terminated
       string of digits.

       The gcvt() function returns buf.

ERRORS
       No errors are defined.

USAGE
       The return values from ecvt() and fcvt() might point to thread-specific
       data  that can be overwritten by subsequent calls to these functions by
       the same thread.

       For portability to implementations conforming to	 earlier  versions  of
       Solaris, sprintf(3C) is preferred over this function.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Interface Stability	     │Standard			   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │MT-Level		     │Safe			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       printf(3C), setlocale(3C), sprintf(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.10			  18 May 2004			      ecvt(3C)
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