The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition
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NAME

feclearexcept - clear floating-point exception

SYNOPSIS

#include <fenv.h>

int feclearexcept(int excepts);

DESCRIPTION

[CX] [Option Start] 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. [Option End]

The feclearexcept() function shall attempt to clear the supported floating-point exceptions represented by excepts.

RETURN VALUE

If the argument is zero or if all the specified exceptions were successfully cleared, feclearexcept() shall return zero. Otherwise, it shall return a non-zero value.

ERRORS

No errors are defined.

The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

fegetexceptflag(), feraiseexcept(), fesetexceptflag(), fetestexcept(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <fenv.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

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

ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard, Technical Corrigendum 1 is incorporated.

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