_fcvt
Converts a floating-point number to a string.
char*_fcvt(doublevalue**,intcount,int*dec,int*sign);**
| Function | Required Header | Compatibility |
| _fcvt | <stdlib.h> | Win 95, Win NT |
For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Libraries
| LIBC.LIB | Single thread static library, retail version |
| LIBCMT.LIB | Multithread static library, retail version |
| MSVCRT.LIB | Import library for MSVCRT.DLL, retail version |
Return Value
_fcvt returns a pointer to the string of digits. There is no error return.
Parameters
value
Number to be converted
count
Number of digits after decimal point
dec
Pointer to stored decimal-point position
sign
Pointer to stored sign indicator
Remarks
The _fcvt function converts a floating-point number to a null-terminated character string. The value parameter is the floating-point number to be converted. _fcvt stores the digits of value as a string and appends a null character ('\0'). The count parameter specifies the number of digits to be stored after the decimal point. Excess digits are rounded off to count places. If there are fewer than count digits of precision, the string is padded with zeros.
Only digits are stored in the string. The position of the decimal point and the sign of value can be obtained from dec and sign after the call. The dec parameter points to an integer value; this integer value gives the position of the decimal point with respect to the beginning of the string. A zero or negative integer value indicates that the decimal point lies to the left of the first digit. The parameter sign points to an integer indicating the sign of value. The integer is set to 0 if value is positive and is set to a nonzero number if value is negative.
_ecvt and _fcvt use a single statically allocated buffer for the conversion. Each call to one of these routines destroys the results of the previous call.
Example
/* FCVT.C: This program converts the constant
* 3.1415926535 to a string and sets the pointer
* *buffer to point to that string.
*/
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
void main( void )
{
int decimal, sign;
char *buffer;
double source = 3.1415926535;
buffer = _fcvt( source, 7, &decimal, &sign );
printf( "source: %2.10f buffer: '%s' decimal: %d sign: %d\n",
source, buffer, decimal, sign );
}
Output
source: 3.1415926535 buffer: '31415927' decimal: 1 sign: 0