toascii - Man Page
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 attributes(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 cannot 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
Referenced By
2024-05-02 Linux man-pages 6.9.1