GCVT(3)

NAME
gcvt - convert a floating-point number to a string

SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>

char *gcvt(double number, size_t ndigit, char *buf);

DESCRIPTION
The gcvt() function converts number to a minimal length NULL terminated ASCII string and stores the result in buf. It produces ndigit significant digits in either printf(3) F format or E format.

NOTES
This function is obsolete. Instead, sprintf(3) is recommended.

RETURN VALUE
The gcvt() function returns the address of the string pointed to by buf.

CONFORMING TO
marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO
ecvt(3), fcvt(3), sprintf(3)