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():
16           _XOPEN_SOURCE
17               || /* Glibc since 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
18               || /* Glibc <= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

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

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

28       For an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see  at‐
29       tributes(7).
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31       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
32       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
33       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
34       │toascii()                                   │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
35       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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CONFORMING TO

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

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

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

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