qecvt(3) Library Functions Manual qecvt(3)

qecvt, qfcvt, qgcvt - convert a floating-point number to a string

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

#include <stdlib.h>
[[deprecated]] char *qecvt(long double number, int ndigits,
                           int *restrict decpt, int *restrict sign);
[[deprecated]] char *qfcvt(long double number, int ndigits,
                           int *restrict decpt, int *restrict sign);
[[deprecated]] char *qgcvt(long double number, int ndigit, char *buf);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

qecvt(), qfcvt(), qgcvt():

    Since glibc 2.19:
        _DEFAULT_SOURCE
    In glibc up to and including 2.19:
        _SVID_SOURCE

The functions qecvt(), qfcvt(), and qgcvt() are identical to ecvt(3), fcvt(3), and gcvt(3) respectively, except that they use a long double argument number. See ecvt(3) and gcvt(3).

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

Interface Attribute Value
qecvt () Thread safety MT-Unsafe race:qecvt
qfcvt () Thread safety MT-Unsafe race:qfcvt
qgcvt () Thread safety MT-Safe

None.

SVr4, SunOS, GNU.

These functions are obsolete. Instead, snprintf(3) is recommended.

ecvt(3), ecvt_r(3), gcvt(3), sprintf(3)

2023-10-31 Linux man-pages 6.7