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NAME
asin, asinf, asinl — arc sine function
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h> double asin(double x); float asinf(float x); long double asinl(long double x);
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.
These functions shall compute the principal value of the arc sine of their argument x. The value of x
should be in the range [−1,1].
An application wishing to check for error situations should set errno to zero and call
feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these functions. On return, if errno is non-zero or
fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an error has occurred.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, these functions shall return the arc sine of x, in the range [−π/2,π/2]
radians.
For finite values of x not in the range [−1,1], a domain error shall occur, and either a NaN (if
supported), or an implementation-defined value shall be returned.
If x is NaN, a NaN shall be returned.
If x is ±0, x shall be returned.
If x is ±Inf, a domain error shall occur, and a NaN shall be returned.
If x is subnormal, a range error may occur
and x should be returned.
If x is not returned, asin(), asinf(), and asinl() shall return an implementation-defined value no
greater in magnitude than DBL_MIN, FLT_MIN, and LDBL_MIN, respectively.
ERRORS
These functions shall fail if:
Domain Error
The x argument is finite and is not in the range [−1,1], or is ±Inf.
If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) is non-zero, then errno shall be
set to [EDOM]. If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero,
then the invalid floating-point exception shall be raised.
These functions may fail if:
Range Error The value of x is subnormal.
If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) is non-zero, then errno shall be
set to [ERANGE]. If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero,
then the underflow floating-point exception shall be raised.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
On error, the expressions (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) and (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) are
independent of each other, but at least one of them must be non-zero.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
feclearexcept(), fetestexcept(), isnan(), sin()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, Section 4.19, Treatment of Error Conditions for Mathematical
Functions, <math.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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