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STRTONUM.C
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/* STRTONUM.C illustrates string-to-number conversion functions including:
* strtod strtol strtoul
*/
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
char *string, *stopstring;
double x;
long l;
unsigned long ul;
int base;
/* Convert string to double. */
string = "3.1415926INVALID";
x = strtod( string, &stopstring );
printf( "\nString: %s\n", string );
printf( "\tDouble:\t\t\t%f\n", x );
printf( "\tScan stopped at:\t%s\n", stopstring );
/* Convert string to long using bases 2, 4, and 8. */
string = "-10110134932";
printf( "\nString: %s\n", string );
for( base = 2; base <= 8; base *= 2 )
{
l = strtol( string, &stopstring, base );
printf( "\tBase %d signed long:\t%ld\n", base, l );
printf( "\tScan stopped at:\t%s\n", stopstring );
}
/* Convert string to unsigned long using bases 2, 4, and 8. */
string = "10110134932";
printf( "\nString: %s\n", string );
for( base = 2; base <= 8; base *= 2 )
{
ul = strtoul( string, &stopstring, base);
printf("\tBase %d unsigned long:\t%ld\n", base, ul );
printf("\tScan stopped at:\t%s\n", stopstring );
}
}
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