Format
#include <stdlib.h> char *_itoa(int value, char *string, int radix);
Language Level: Extension
Threadsafe: Yes.
Description
_itoa() converts the digits of the given value to a character string that ends with a null character and stores the result in string. The radix argument specifies the base of value; it must be in the range 2 to 36. If radix equals 10 and value is negative, the first character of the stored string is the minus sign (-).
Return Value
_itoa returns a pointer to string. There is no error return value.
When the string argument is NULL or the radix is outside the range 2 to 36, errno will be set to EINVAL.
Example that uses _itoa()
This example converts the integer value -255 to a decimal, a binary, and a hex number, storing its character representation in the array buffer.
#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main(void) { char buffer[35]; char *p; p = _itoa(-255, buffer, 10); printf("The result of _itoa(-255) with radix of 10 is %s\n", p); p = _itoa(-255, buffer, 2); printf("The result of _itoa(-255) with radix of 2\n is %s\n", p); p = _itoa(-255, buffer, 16); printf("The result of _itoa(-255) with radix of 16 is %s\n", p); return 0; }
The output should be:
The result of _itoa(-255) with radix of 10 is -255 The result of _itoa(-255) with radix of 2 is 11111111111111111111111100000001 The result of _itoa(-255) with radix of 16 is ffffff01
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