qecvt3
Convert a floating-point number to a string
Usage
#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
Library
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Overview
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 |
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 11 times.