toascii3
Convert character to ascii
Usage
#include <ctype.h>
[[deprecated]] int toascii(int c);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
toascii():
_XOPEN_SOURCE
|| /* glibc >= 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE
Library
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Overview
toascii() converts c to a 7-bit unsigned char value that fits into the ASCII character set, by clearing the high-order bits.
Return value
The value returned is that of the converted character.
Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| toascii() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
Releases
19 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 13 times.