TOASCII(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							TOASCII(3)

NAME

       toascii - convert character to ASCII

SYNOPSIS

       #include <ctype.h>

       int toascii(int c);

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

       toascii(): _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION

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

RETURN VALUE

       The value returned is that of the converted character.

CONFORMING TO

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

BUGS

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

SEE ALSO

       isascii(3), tolower(3), toupper(3)

COLOPHON

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       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.

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								    2009-03-15								TOASCII(3)