1TOASCII(3)                 Linux Programmer's Manual                TOASCII(3)
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NAME

6       toascii - convert character to ASCII
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <ctype.h>
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11       int toascii(int c);
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13   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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15       toascii(): _XOPEN_SOURCE
16           || /* Glibc since 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
17           || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

20       toascii()  converts c to a 7-bit unsigned char value that fits into the
21       ASCII character set, by clearing the high-order bits.
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RETURN VALUE

24       The value returned is that of the converted character.
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ATTRIBUTES

27       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
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30       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
31       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
32       ├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
33       │toascii() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
34       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

36       SVr4,  BSD,  POSIX.1-2001.   POSIX.1-2008  marks toascii() as obsolete,
37       noting that it cannot be used portably in a localized application.
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BUGS

40       Many people will be unhappy if you use this  function.   This  function
41       will convert accented letters into random characters.
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SEE ALSO

44       isascii(3), tolower(3), toupper(3)
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COLOPHON

47       This  page  is  part of release 4.15 of the Linux man-pages project.  A
48       description of the project, information about reporting bugs,  and  the
49       latest     version     of     this    page,    can    be    found    at
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