1 .\" @(#)atof.3 6.1 (Berkeley) 5/15/85
3 .TH ATOF 3 "May 15, 1985"
6 atof, atoi, atol \- convert ASCII to numbers
12 double atof(const char *\fInptr\fP)
13 int atoi(const char *\fInptr\fP)
14 long atol(const char *\fInptr\fP)
18 These functions convert a string pointed to by
20 to floating, integer, and long integer representation respectively.
21 The first unrecognized character ends the string.
24 recognizes an optional string of spaces, then an optional sign, then
25 a string of digits optionally containing a decimal
26 point, then an optional `e' or `E' followed by an optionally signed integer.
31 recognize an optional string of spaces, then an optional sign, then a
39 There are no provisions for overflow.