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gcvt(3)                 Library Functions Manual                 gcvt(3)

NAME         top

       gcvt - convert a floating-point number to a string

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <stdlib.h>

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

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
   feature_test_macros(7)):

       gcvt():
           Since glibc 2.17
               (_XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500 && ! (_POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L))
                   || /* glibc >= 2.20 */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
                   || /* glibc <= 2.19 */ _SVID_SOURCE
           glibc 2.12 to glibc 2.16:
               (_XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500 && ! (_POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L))
                   || _SVID_SOURCE
           Before glibc 2.12:
               _SVID_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500

DESCRIPTION         top

       The gcvt() function converts number to a minimal length null-
       terminated ASCII string and stores the result in buf.  It
       produces ndigit significant digits in either printf(3) F format
       or E format.

RETURN VALUE         top

       The gcvt() function returns buf.

ATTRIBUTES         top

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).

       ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │Interface                             │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │gcvt()                                │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

STANDARDS         top

       None.

HISTORY         top

       Marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001.  POSIX.1-2008 removed it,
       recommending the use of sprintf(3) instead (though snprintf(3)
       may be preferable).

SEE ALSO         top

       ecvt(3), fcvt(3), sprintf(3)

Linux man-pages 6.04           2023-03-30                        gcvt(3)

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