TOASCII

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2009-03-15
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NAME

toascii - convert character to ASCII

SYNOPSIS

#include <ctype.h>

int toascii(int c);

Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

toascii(): _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE || _XOPEN_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.

CONFORMING TO

SVr4, BSD, POSIX.1-2001. POSIX.1-2008 marks toascii() as obsolete, noting that it cannot be use 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.

COLOPHON

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