atof(3)

NAME

   atof - convert a string to a double

SYNOPSIS

   #include <stdlib.h>

   double atof(const char *nptr);

DESCRIPTION

   The  atof() function converts the initial portion of the string pointed
   to by nptr to double.  The behavior is the same as

       strtod(nptr, NULL);

   except that atof() does not detect errors.

RETURN VALUE

   The converted value.

ATTRIBUTES

   For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
   attributes(7).

   
   Interface  Attribute      Value          
   
   atof()     Thread safety  MT-Safe locale 
   

CONFORMING TO

   POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.

SEE ALSO

   atoi(3), atol(3), strfromd(3), strtod(3), strtol(3), strtoul(3)

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