libexplain/strtof_on_error.c File Reference

#include <libexplain/ac/errno.h>
#include <libexplain/ac/stdlib.h>
#include <libexplain/strtof.h>
#include <libexplain/output.h>

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Functions
float	explain_strtof_on_error (const char *nptr, char **endptr)

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Function Documentation

float explain_strtof_on_error	(	const char *	nptr,
		char **	endptr
	)

The explain_strtof_on_error function is used to call the strtof(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_strtof(3) function.

Parameters:

nptr	The nptr, exactly as to be passed to the strtof(3) system call.
endptr	The endptr, exactly as to be passed to the strtof(3) system call.

Returns:

The value returned by the wrapped strtof(3) system call.

Example:

This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

 float result = explain_strtof_on_error(nptr, endptr);
 if (result < 0)
 {
     ...cope with error
     ...no need to print error message
 }

Definition at line 27 of file strtof_on_error.c.