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ldexp(3) Library Functions Manual ldexp(3)
ldexp, ldexpf, ldexpl - multiply floating-point number by integral
power of 2
Math library (libm, -lm)
#include <math.h>
double ldexp(double x, int e);
float ldexpf(float x, int e);
long double ldexpl(long double x, int e);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
feature_test_macros(7)):
ldexpf(), ldexpl():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
|| /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
These functions return the result of multiplying the floating-
point number x by 2 raised to the power e.
On success, these functions return x * (2^e).
If e is zero, then x is returned.
If x is a NaN, a NaN is returned.
If x is positive infinity (negative infinity), positive infinity
(negative infinity) is returned.
If the result underflows, a range error occurs, and zero is
returned.
If the result overflows, a range error occurs, and the functions
return HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, or HUGE_VALL, respectively, with a
sign the same as x.
See math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an
error has occurred when calling these functions.
The following errors can occur:
Range error, overflow
errno is set to ERANGE. An overflow floating-point
exception (FE_OVERFLOW) is raised.
Range error, underflow
errno is set to ERANGE. An underflow floating-point
exception (FE_UNDERFLOW) is raised.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ ldexp(), ldexpf(), ldexpl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
The variant returning double also conforms to SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.
frexp(3), modf(3), scalbln(3)
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Pages that refer to this page: frexp(3), modf(3), scalb(3), scalbln(3)
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