TOASCII(3)                 Linux Programmer's Manual                TOASCII(3)



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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