gcvt

NAME

gcvt - convert a floating-point number to a string

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>
 I char *gcvt(double  number , size_t  ndigit , char * buf );

DESCRIPTION

The R gcvt () function converts number to a minimal length NULL terminated ASCII string and stores the result in buf. It produces ndigit significant digits in either printf(3) F format or E format.

RETURN VALUE

The R gcvt () function returns the address of the string pointed to by buf.

CONFORMING TO

marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES

This function is obsolete. Instead, sprintf(3) is recommended.

SEE ALSO

ecvt(3), fcvt(3), sprintf(3)