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scalb(3M)						  Mathematical Library Functions						 scalb(3M)

NAME
scalb, scalbf, scalbl - load exponent of a radix-independent floating-point number SYNOPSIS
c99 [ flag... ] file... -lm [ library... ] #include <math.h> double scalb(double x, double n); float scalbf(float x, float n); long double scalbl(long double x, long double n); DESCRIPTION
These functions compute x * r^n, where r is the radix of the machine's floating point arithmetic. When r is 2, scalb() is equivalent to ldexp(3M). The value of r is FLT_RADIX which is defined in <float.h>. RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the scalb() function returns x * r^n. If x or n is NaN, a NaN is returned. If n is 0, x is returned. If x is +-Inf and n is not -Inf, x is returned. If x is +-0 and n is not +Inf, x is returned. If x is +-0 and n is +Inf, a domain error occurs and a NaN is returned. If x is +-Inf and n is -Inf, a domain error occurs and a NaN is returned. If the result would cause an overflow, a range error occurs and +-HUGE_VAL (according to the sign of x) is returned. For exceptional cases, matherr(3M) tabulates the values to be returned by scalb() as specified by SVID3 and XPG3. See standards(5). ERRORS
These functions will fail if: Domain Error If x is 0 and n is +Inf, or x is Inf and n is -Inf. If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the invalid floating-point exception is raised. Range Error The result would overflow. If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the overflow floating-point exception is raised. USAGE
An application wanting to check for exceptions should call feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these functions. On return, if fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an exception has been raised. An application should either examine the return value or check the floating point exception flags to detect exceptions. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |See below. | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ The scalb() function is Standard. The scalbf() and scalbl() functions are Stable. SEE ALSO
feclearexcept(3M), fetestexcept(3M), ilogb(3M), ldexp(3M), logb(3M), math.h(3HEAD), matherr(3M), scalbln(3M), attributes(5), standards(5) SunOS 5.11 12 Jul 2006 scalb(3M)

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scalbln(3M)						  Mathematical Library Functions					       scalbln(3M)

NAME
scalbln, scalblnf, scalblnl, scalbn, scalbnf, scalbnl - compute exponent using FLT_RADIX SYNOPSIS
c99 [ flag... ] file... -lm [ library... ] #include <math.h> double scalbln(double x, long n); float scalblnf(float x, long n); long double scalblnl(long double x, long n); double scalbn(double x, int n); float scalbnf(float x, int n); long double scalbnl(long double x, int n); DESCRIPTION
These functions compute x * FLT_RADIX^n efficiently, not normally by computing FLT_RADIX^n explicitly. RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, these functions return x * FLT_RADIX^n>. If the result would cause overflow, a range error occurs and these functions return +-HUGE_VAL, +-HUGE_VALF, and +-HUGE_VALL (according to the sign of x) as appropriate for the return type of the function. If x is NaN, a NaN is returned. If x is +-0 or +-Inf, x is returned. If x is 0, x is returned. ERRORS
These functions will fail if: Range Error The result overflows. If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the overflow floating-point exception is raised. USAGE
An application wanting to check for exceptions should call feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these functions. On return, if fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an exception has been raised. An application should either examine the return value or check the floating point exception flags to detect exceptions. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Standard | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
feclearexcept(3M), fetestexcept(3M), math.h(3HEAD), scalb(3M), attributes(5), standards(5) SunOS 5.11 12 Jul 2006 scalbln(3M)
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