Query: toascii
OS: x11r4
Section: 3
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TOASCII(3) Linux Programmer's Manual TOASCII(3)NAMEtoascii - convert character to ASCIISYNOPSIS#include <ctype.h> int toascii(int c); Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)): toascii(): _XOPEN_SOURCE || /* Glibc since 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCEDESCRIPTIONtoascii() converts c to a 7-bit unsigned char value that fits into the ASCII character set, by clearing the high-order bits.RETURN VALUEThe value returned is that of the converted character.ATTRIBUTESFor an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). +----------+---------------+---------+ |Interface | Attribute | Value | +----------+---------------+---------+ |toascii() | Thread safety | MT-Safe | +----------+---------------+---------+CONFORMING TOSVr4, BSD, POSIX.1-2001. POSIX.1-2008 marks toascii() as obsolete, noting that it cannot be used portably in a localized application.BUGSMany people will be unhappy if you use this function. This function will convert accented letters into random characters.SEE ALSOisascii(3), tolower(3), toupper(3)COLOPHONThis page is part of release 4.15 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, information about reporting bugs, and the latest version of this page, can be found at https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.GNU2016-03-15 TOASCII(3)