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NAME

       atof — convert a string to a double-precision number

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdlib.h>

       double atof(const char *str);

DESCRIPTION

       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 POSIX.1‐2008 defers to the ISO C standard.

       The call atof(str) shall be equivalent to:

           strtod(str,(char **)NULL),

       except  that  the  handling  of errors may differ. If the value cannot be represented, the
       behavior is undefined.

RETURN VALUE

       The atof() function shall return the converted value if the value can be represented.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       The atof() function is subsumed by strtod() but is retained because it is used extensively
       in  existing  code.  If  the  number  is not known to be in range, strtod() should be used
       because atof() is not required to perform any error checking.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       strtod()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <stdlib.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and  reproduced  in  electronic  form  from  IEEE  Std
       1003.1,  2013  Edition,  Standard  for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System
       Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013  by  the
       Institute  of  Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers,  Inc and The Open Group.  (This is
       POSIX.1-2008 with the  2013  Technical  Corrigendum  1  applied.)  In  the  event  of  any
       discrepancy  between  this  version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the
       original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The  original  Standard
       can be obtained online at http://www.unix.org/online.html .

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