gcvt

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convert a floating-point number to a string

#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

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

DESCRIPTION

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

The gcvt() function returns buf.

ATTRIBUTES

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

Interface	Attribute	Value
gcvt ()	Thread safety	MT-Safe

STANDARDS

None.

HISTORY

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).