NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | ATTRIBUTES | CONFORMING TO | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON 

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NAME         top

       gcvt - convert a floating-point number to a string

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 2.12:
               (_XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500) ! (_POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L)
                   || /* Glibc since 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
                   || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _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 the address of the string pointed to by
       buf.

ATTRIBUTES         top

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).
       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │gcvt()    │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO         top

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

SEE ALSO         top

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

COLOPHON         top

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                                 2016-03-15                          GCVT(3)

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