toascii(3)

1toascii(3)                 Library Functions Manual                 toascii(3)
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NAME

6       toascii - convert character to ASCII
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LIBRARY

9       Standard C library (libc, -lc)
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SYNOPSIS

12       #include <ctype.h>
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14       [[deprecated]] int toascii(int c);
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16   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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18       toascii():
19           _XOPEN_SOURCE
20               || /* glibc >= 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
21               || /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

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

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

31       For an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see  at‐
32       tributes(7).
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34       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
35       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
36       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
37       │toascii()                                   │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
38       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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STANDARDS

41       POSIX.1-2008.
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HISTORY

44       SVr4, BSD, POSIX.1-2001.  Obsolete in POSIX.1-2008, noting that it can‐
45       not be used portably in a localized application.
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BUGS

48       Many people will be unhappy if you use this  function.   This  function
49       will convert accented letters into random characters.
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