The functions ecvt_r(),
fcvt_r(), qecvt_r(), and qfcvt_r() are identical to ecvt(3), fcvt(3), qecvt(3), and qfcvt(3), respectively,
except that they do not return their result in a static
buffer, but instead use the supplied buf of size len. See ecvt(3) and qecvt(3).
RETURN VALUE
These functions return 0 on success, and −1
otherwise.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
Interface
Attribute
Value
ecvt_r(),
fcvt_r(),
qecvt_r(),
qfcvt_r()
Thread safety
MT-Safe
CONFORMING TO
These functions are GNU extensions.
NOTES
These functions are obsolete. Instead, sprintf(3) is
recommended.
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