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NAME¶
toascii - convert character to ASCII
LIBRARY¶
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <ctype.h>
[[deprecated]] int toascii(int c);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
feature_test_macros(7)):
toascii():
_XOPEN_SOURCE
|| /* glibc >= 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION¶
toascii() converts c to a 7-bit unsigned char value that fits into the ASCII character set, by clearing the high-order bits.
RETURN VALUE¶
The value returned is that of the converted character.
ATTRIBUTES¶
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value |
toascii () | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
STANDARDS¶
POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY¶
SVr4, BSD, POSIX.1-2001. Obsolete in POSIX.1-2008, noting that it cannot be used portably in a localized application.
BUGS¶
Many people will be unhappy if you use this function. This function will convert accented letters into random characters.
SEE ALSO¶
2023-03-30 | Linux man-pages 6.04 |