04-22-2008
isdigit() is doing what it is supposed to do. It filters out the character stream into digits and non-digits. So the minus will be discarded as not being a digit. Change the code so that it skips over the sign and after reading in the digit prepend the sign to it.
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tapset::string
tapset::string(3stap) tapset::string(3stap)
NAME
tapset::string - systemtap string tapset
DESCRIPTION
strlen Returns the length of a string
See function::strlen(3stap)
for details.
substr Returns a substring
See function::substr(3stap)
for details.
stringat
Returns the char at a given position in the string
See function::stringat(3stap)
for details.
isinstr
Returns whether a string is a substring of another string
See function::isinstr(3stap)
for details.
text_str
Escape any non-printable chars in a string
See function::text_str(3stap)
for details.
text_strn
Escape any non-printable chars in a string
See function::text_strn(3stap)
for details.
- strtol
Convert a string to a long
See function::-strtol(3stap)
for details.
isdigit
Checks for a digit
See function::isdigit(3stap)
for details.
SEE ALSO
function::strlen(3stap), function::substr(3stap), function::stringat(3stap), function::isinstr(3stap), function::text_str(3stap),
function::text_strn(3stap), function::-(3stap), function::strtol(3stap), function::isdigit(3stap), stap(1), stapprobes(3stap)
IBM
--- tapset::string(3stap)