ldexp(3) | Library Functions Manual | ldexp(3) |
NAME
ldexp, ldexpf, ldexpl - multiply floating-point number by integral power of 2
LIBRARY
Math library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double ldexp(double x, int exp); float ldexpf(float x, int exp); long double ldexpl(long double x, int exp);
ldexpf(), ldexpl():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE || /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
These functions return the result of multiplying the floating-point number x by 2 raised to the power exp.
RETURN VALUE
On success, these functions return x * (2^exp).
If exp is zero, then x is returned.
If x is a NaN, a NaN is returned.
If x is positive infinity (negative infinity), positive infinity (negative infinity) is returned.
If the result underflows, a range error occurs, and zero is returned.
If the result overflows, a range error occurs, and the functions return HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, or HUGE_VALL, respectively, with a sign the same as x.
ERRORS
See math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error has occurred when calling these functions.
The following errors can occur:
- Range error, overflow
- errno is set to ERANGE. An overflow floating-point exception (FE_OVERFLOW) is raised.
- Range error, underflow
- errno is set to ERANGE. An underflow floating-point exception (FE_UNDERFLOW) is raised.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value |
ldexp (), ldexpf (), ldexpl () | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
The variant returning double also conforms to SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.
SEE ALSO
2024-05-02 | Linux man-pages 6.9.1 |