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The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2004 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.

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NAME

trunc, truncf, truncl - round to truncated integer value

SYNOPSIS

`#include <math.h>

double trunc(double

x);
float truncf(float x);
long double truncl(long double x);
`

DESCRIPTION

[CX] The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 defers to the ISO C standard.

These functions shall round their argument to the integer value, in floating format, nearest to but no larger in magnitude than the argument.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, these functions shall return the truncated integer value.

[MX] If_x_ is NaN, a NaN shall be returned.

If x is ±0 or ±Inf, x shall be returned.

ERRORS

No errors are defined.

The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <math.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 6. Derived from the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard.

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