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toascii(3) Library Functions Manual toascii(3)
NAME
toascii - convert character to ASCII
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <ctype.h>
[[deprecated]] int toascii(int c);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
toascii():
_XOPEN_SOURCE
|| /* glibc >= 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
toascii() converts c to a 7-bit unsigned char value that fits into the
ASCII character set, by clearing the high-order bits.
RETURN VALUE
The value returned is that of the converted character.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see at-
tributes(7).
+--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
|Interface | Attribute | Value |
+--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
|toascii() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
+--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
STANDARDS
POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
SVr4, BSD, POSIX.1-2001. Obsolete in POSIX.1-2008, noting that it can-
not be used portably in a localized application.
BUGS
Many people will be unhappy if you use this function. This function
will convert accented letters into random characters.
SEE ALSO
isascii(3), tolower(3), toupper(3)
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