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NAME

     toascii - convert character to ASCII

SYNOPSIS

     #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_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION

     toascii()  converts c to a 7-bit unsigned char value that fits into the
     ASCII character set, by clearing the high-order bits.

RETURN VALUE

     The value returned is that of the converted character.

ATTRIBUTES

     For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
     attributes(7).

     +----------+---------------+---------+
     |Interface | Attribute     | Value   |
     +----------+---------------+---------+
     |toascii() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
     +----------+---------------+---------+

CONFORMING TO

     SVr4,  BSD,  POSIX.1-2001.   POSIX.1-2008  marks toascii() as obsolete,
     noting that it cannot be used portably in a localized application.

BUGS

     Many people will be unhappy if you use this  function.   This  function
     will convert accented letters into random characters.

SEE ALSO

     isascii(3), tolower(3), toupper(3)

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