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_gcvt

Visual Studio .NET 2003

Converts a floating-point value to a string, which it stores in a buffer.

char *_gcvt( 
   double value,
   int digits,
   char *buffer 
);

Parameters

value: Value to be converted.
digits: Number of significant digits stored.
buffer: Storage location for result.

Return Value

_gcvt returns a pointer to the string of digits. There is no error return.

Remarks

The _gcvt function converts a floating-point value to a character string (which includes a decimal point and a possible sign byte) and stores the string in buffer. The buffer should be large enough to accommodate the converted value plus a terminating null character, which is appended automatically. If a buffer size of digits + 1 is used, the function overwrites the end of the buffer. This is because the converted string includes a decimal point and can contain sign and exponent information. There is no provision for overflow. _gcvt attempts to produce digits digits in decimal format. If it cannot, it produces digits digits in exponential format. Trailing zeros may be suppressed in the conversion.

A buffer of length _CVTBUFSIZE is sufficient for any floating point value.

Requirements

Routine	Required header	Compatibility
_gcvt	<stdlib.h>	Win 98, Win Me, Win NT, Win 2000, Win XP

For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Libraries

All versions of the C run-time libraries.

Example

// crt_gcvt.c
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main( void )
{
   char buffer[_CVTBUFSIZE];
   double value = -1234567890.123;
   printf( "The following numbers were converted by _gcvt(value,12,buffer):\n" );
   _gcvt( value, 12, buffer );
   printf( "buffer: '%s' (%d chars)\n", buffer, strlen(buffer) );
   value *= 10;
   _gcvt( value, 12, buffer );
   printf( "buffer: '%s' (%d chars)\n", buffer, strlen(buffer) );
   value *= 10;
   _gcvt( value, 12, buffer );
   printf( "buffer: '%s' (%d chars)\n", buffer, strlen(buffer) );
   value *= 10;
   _gcvt( value, 12, buffer );
   printf( "buffer: '%s' (%d chars)\n", buffer, strlen(buffer) );

   printf( "\n" );
   value = -12.34567890123;
   _gcvt( value, 12, buffer );
   printf( "buffer: '%s' (%d chars)\n", buffer, strlen(buffer) );
   value /= 10;
   _gcvt( value, 12, buffer );
   printf( "buffer: '%s' (%d chars)\n", buffer, strlen(buffer) );
   value /= 10;
   _gcvt( value, 12, buffer );
   printf( "buffer: '%s' (%d chars)\n", buffer, strlen(buffer) );
   value /= 10;
   _gcvt( value, 12, buffer );
   printf( "buffer: '%s' (%d chars)\n", buffer, strlen(buffer) );
}

Output

The following numbers were converted by _gcvt(value,12,buffer):
buffer: '-1234567890.12' (14 chars)
buffer: '-12345678901.2' (14 chars)
buffer: '-123456789012' (13 chars)
buffer: '-1.23456789012e+012' (19 chars)

buffer: '-12.3456789012' (14 chars)
buffer: '-1.23456789012' (14 chars)
buffer: '-0.123456789012' (15 chars)
buffer: '-1.23456789012e-002' (19 chars)