ldexp(3) Library Functions Manual ldexp(3)

ldexp, ldexpf, ldexpl - multiply floating-point number by integral power of 2

Math library (libm, -lm)

#include <math.h>
double ldexp(double x, int exp);
float ldexpf(float x, int exp);
long double ldexpl(long double x, int exp);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

ldexpf(), ldexpl():

    _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
        || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
        || /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE

These functions return the result of multiplying the floating-point number x by 2 raised to the power exp.

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.

See math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error has occurred when calling these functions.

The following errors can occur:

errno is set to ERANGE. An overflow floating-point exception (FE_OVERFLOW) is raised.
errno is set to ERANGE. An underflow floating-point exception (FE_UNDERFLOW) is raised.

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

Interface Attribute Value
ldexp (), ldexpf (), ldexpl () Thread safety MT-Safe

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

C99, POSIX.1-2001.

The variant returning double also conforms to SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.

frexp(3), modf(3), scalbln(3)

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