NAME

       scan_xlong - parse an unsigned long integer in hexadecimal ASCII representation

SYNTAX

       #include <scan.h>

       size_t scan_xlong(const char *src,unsigned long *dest);

DESCRIPTION

       scan_xlong  parses  an  unsigned long integer in hexadecimal ASCII representation from src
       and writes the result into dest. It returns the number of bytes read from src.

       scan_xlong understands both upper and lower case letters.

       scan_xlong does not expect or understand a "0x" prefix.

SEE ALSO

       fmt_xlong(3)

                                                                                    scan_xlong(3)