STRICT_STRTOL

Section: Basic C Library Functions (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

strict_strtol - convert a string to a long strictly  

SYNOPSIS

int strict_strtol(const char * cp, unsigned int base, long * res);
 

ARGUMENTS

cp

The string to be converted

base

The number base to use

res

The converted result value
 

DESCRIPTION

strict_strtol is similiar to strict_strtoul, but it allows the first character of a string is '-'.

It returns 0 if conversion is successful and *res is set to the converted value, otherwise it returns -EINVAL and *res is set to 0.  

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