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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.1‐2017 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.1‐2017, <stdlib.h>


       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard
       for  Information  Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface  (POSIX),  The  Open  Group Base
       Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical  and  Electronics
       Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.  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.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

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