ECVT Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3) Updated: March 28, 2025 Index   NAME ecvt, fcvt - convert a floating-point number to a string.   SYNOPSIS #include <stdlib.h> char *ecvt(double number, size_t ndigits, int *decpt, int *sign); char *fcvt(double number, size_t ndigits, int *decpt, int *sign);   DESCRIPTION The ecvt() function converts number to a NULL terminated string of ndigits digits, and returns a pointer to the string. The string itself does not contain a decimal point; however, the position of the decimal point relative to the start of the string is stored in decpt. A negative value for decpt means that the decimal point is to the left of the start of the string. If the sign of number is negative, sign is set to a non-zero value, otherwise it's set to 0. The fcvt() function is identical to ecvt(), except that ndigits specifies the number of digits after the decimal point.   RETURN VALUE Both the ecvt() and fcvt() functions return a pointer to a static string containing the ASCII representation of number. The static string is overwritten by each call to ecvt() or fcvt().   SEE ALSO   Index NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION RETURN VALUE SEE ALSO This document was created by using the manual pages. Time: 11:58:02 GMT, March 24, 2025