The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7
IEEE Std 1003.1-2008
Copyright © 2001-2008 The IEEE and The Open Group

NAME

toascii - translate an integer to a 7-bit ASCII character

SYNOPSIS

[OB XSI] [Option Start] #include <ctype.h>

int toascii(int
c); [Option End]

DESCRIPTION

The toascii() function shall convert its argument into a 7-bit ASCII character.

RETURN VALUE

The toascii() function shall return the value (c &0x7f).

ERRORS

No errors are returned.


The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

The toascii() function cannot be used portably in a localized application.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

The toascii() function may be removed in a future version.

SEE ALSO

isascii

XBD <ctype.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 1. Derived from Issue 1 of the SVID.

Issue 7

The toascii() function is marked obsolescent.

End of informative text.

 

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