strtod(3p) - Linux manual page (original) (raw)
STRTOD(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual STRTOD(3P)
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This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The
Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.NAME top
strtod, strtof, strtold — convert a string to a double-precision
numberSYNOPSIS top
#include <stdlib.h>
double strtod(const char *restrict _nptr_, char **restrict _endptr_);
float strtof(const char *restrict _nptr_, char **restrict _endptr_);
long double strtold(const char *restrict _nptr_, char **restrict _endptr_);DESCRIPTION top
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 POSIX.1‐2017 defers to the ISO C standard.
These functions shall convert the initial portion of the string
pointed to by _nptr_ to **double**, **float**, and **long double**
representation, respectively. First, they decompose the input
string into three parts:
1. An initial, possibly empty, sequence of white-space characters
(as specified by _isspace_())
2. A subject sequence interpreted as a floating-point constant or
representing infinity or NaN
3. A final string of one or more unrecognized characters,
including the terminating NUL character of the input string
Then they shall attempt to convert the subject sequence to a
floating-point number, and return the result.
The expected form of the subject sequence is an optional **'+'** or
**'-'** sign, then one of the following:
* A non-empty sequence of decimal digits optionally containing a
radix character; then an optional exponent part consisting of
the character **'e'** or the character **'E'**, optionally followed by
a **'+'** or **'-'** character, and then followed by one or more
decimal digits
* A 0x or 0X, then a non-empty sequence of hexadecimal digits
optionally containing a radix character; then an optional
binary exponent part consisting of the character **'p'** or the
character **'P'**, optionally followed by a **'+'** or **'-'** character,
and then followed by one or more decimal digits
* One of INF or INFINITY, ignoring case
* One of NAN or NAN(_n-char-sequenceopt_), ignoring case in the
NAN part, where:
n-char-sequence:
digit
nondigit
n-char-sequence digit
n-char-sequence nondigit
The subject sequence is defined as the longest initial subsequence
of the input string, starting with the first non-white-space
character, that is of the expected form. The subject sequence
contains no characters if the input string is not of the expected
form.
If the subject sequence has the expected form for a floating-point
number, the sequence of characters starting with the first digit
or the decimal-point character (whichever occurs first) shall be
interpreted as a floating constant of the C language, except that
the radix character shall be used in place of a period, and that
if neither an exponent part nor a radix character appears in a
decimal floating-point number, or if a binary exponent part does
not appear in a hexadecimal floating-point number, an exponent
part of the appropriate type with value zero is assumed to follow
the last digit in the string. If the subject sequence begins with
a <hyphen-minus>, the sequence shall be interpreted as negated. A
character sequence INF or INFINITY shall be interpreted as an
infinity, if representable in the return type, else as if it were
a floating constant that is too large for the range of the return
type. A character sequence NAN or NAN(_n-char-sequenceopt_) shall be
interpreted as a quiet NaN, if supported in the return type, else
as if it were a subject sequence part that does not have the
expected form; the meaning of the _n_-char sequences is
implementation-defined. A pointer to the final string is stored in
the object pointed to by _endptr_, provided that _endptr_ is not a
null pointer.
If the subject sequence has the hexadecimal form and FLT_RADIX is
a power of 2, the value resulting from the conversion is correctly
rounded.
The radix character is defined in the current locale (category
_LCNUMERIC_). In the POSIX locale, or in a locale where the radix
character is not defined, the radix character shall default to a
<period> (**'.'**).
In other than the C or POSIX locale, additional locale-specific
subject sequence forms may be accepted.
If the subject sequence is empty or does not have the expected
form, no conversion shall be performed; the value of _nptr_ is
stored in the object pointed to by _endptr_, provided that _endptr_ is
not a null pointer.
These functions shall not change the setting of _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ if
successful.
Since 0 is returned on error and is also a valid return on
success, an application wishing to check for error situations
should set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to 0, then call _strtod_(), _strtof_(), or _strtold_(),
then check _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_.RETURN VALUE top
Upon successful completion, these functions shall return the
converted value. If no conversion could be performed, 0 shall be
returned, and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ may be set to **[EINVAL]**.
If the correct value is outside the range of representable values,
±HUGE_VAL, ±HUGE_VALF, or ±HUGE_VALL shall be returned (according
to the sign of the value), and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ shall be set to **[ERANGE]**.
If the correct value would cause an underflow, a value whose
magnitude is no greater than the smallest normalized positive
number in the return type shall be returned and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ set to
**[ERANGE]**.ERRORS top
These functions shall fail if:
**ERANGE** The value to be returned would cause overflow or underflow.
These functions may fail if:
**EINVAL** No conversion could be performed.
_The following sections are informative._EXAMPLES top
None.APPLICATION USAGE top
If the subject sequence has the hexadecimal form and FLT_RADIX is
not a power of 2, and the result is not exactly representable, the
result should be one of the two numbers in the appropriate
internal format that are adjacent to the hexadecimal floating
source value, with the extra stipulation that the error should
have a correct sign for the current rounding direction.
If the subject sequence has the decimal form and at most
DECIMAL_DIG (defined in _<float.h>_) significant digits, the result
should be correctly rounded. If the subject sequence _D_ has the
decimal form and more than DECIMAL_DIG significant digits,
consider the two bounding, adjacent decimal strings _L_ and _U_, both
having DECIMAL_DIG significant digits, such that the values of _L_,
_D_, and _U_ satisfy _L_ <= _D_ <= _U_. The result should be one of the
(equal or adjacent) values that would be obtained by correctly
rounding _L_ and _U_ according to the current rounding direction, with
the extra stipulation that the error with respect to _D_ should have
a correct sign for the current rounding direction.
The changes to _strtod_() introduced by the ISO/IEC 9899:1999
standard can alter the behavior of well-formed applications
complying with the ISO/IEC 9899:1990 standard and thus earlier
versions of this standard. One such example would be:
int
what_kind_of_number (char *s)
{
char *endp;
double d;
long l;
d = strtod(s, &endp);
if (s != endp && *endp == `\0')
printf("It's a float with value %g\n", d);
else
{
l = strtol(s, &endp, 0);
if (s != endp && *endp == `\0')
printf("It's an integer with value %ld\n", 1);
else
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
If the function is called with:
what_kind_of_number ("0x10")
an ISO/IEC 9899:1990 standard-compliant library will result in the
function printing:
It's an integer with value 16
With the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard, the result is:
It's a float with value 16
The change in behavior is due to the inclusion of floating-point
numbers in hexadecimal notation without requiring that either a
decimal point or the binary exponent be present.RATIONALE top
None.FUTURE DIRECTIONS top
None.SEE ALSO top
[fscanf(3p)](../man3/fscanf.3p.html), [isspace(3p)](../man3/isspace.3p.html), [localeconv(3p)](../man3/localeconv.3p.html), [setlocale(3p)](../man3/setlocale.3p.html), [strtol(3p)](../man3/strtol.3p.html)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, _Chapter 7_, _Locale_,
[float.h(0p)](../man0/float.h.0p.html), [stdlib.h(0p)](../man0/stdlib.h.0p.html)COPYRIGHT top
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
(C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between
this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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