atof()

NAME

atof() - convert ASCII string to double

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>


double atof (const char *nptr)

DESCRIPTION

The atof(3) function converts the initial portion of the string pointed to by nptr to double representation.

It is equivalent to:

strtod(nptr, (char **)NULL);

SEE ALSO

atoi(3)

atol(3)

strtod(3)

strtol(3)

strtoul(3)