toascii

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convert character to ASCII

#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)

DESCRIPTION

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

STANDARDS

POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY

SVr4, BSD, POSIX.1-2001. Obsolete in POSIX.1-2008, noting that it cannot be used portably in a localized application.

BUGS

Many people will be unhappy if you use this function. This function will convert accented letters into random characters.