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<H1>TOASCII</H1>
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)<BR>Updated: 2016-03-15<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
toascii - convert character to ASCII
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>#include &lt;<A HREF="file:///usr/include/ctype.h">ctype.h</A>&gt;</B>
<B>int toascii(int </B><I>c</I><B>);</B>
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Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+feature_test_macros">feature_test_macros</A></B>(7)):
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<B>toascii</B>():
_XOPEN_SOURCE
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||&nbsp;/*&nbsp;Glibc&nbsp;since&nbsp;2.19:&nbsp;*/&nbsp;_DEFAULT_SOURCE
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||&nbsp;/*&nbsp;Glibc&nbsp;versions&nbsp;&lt;=&nbsp;2.19:&nbsp;*/&nbsp;_SVID_SOURCE&nbsp;||&nbsp;_BSD_SOURCE
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
<B>toascii</B>()
converts
<I>c</I>
to a 7-bit
<I>unsigned char</I>
value that fits into the ASCII character set, by clearing the
high-order bits.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>
The value returned is that of the converted character.
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<H2>ATTRIBUTES</H2>
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+attributes">attributes</A></B>(7).
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD><B>Interface</B></TD><TD><B>Attribute</B></TD><TD><B>Value</B><BR></TD></TR>
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<B>toascii</B>()
</TD><TD>Thread safety</TD><TD>MT-Safe<BR></TD></TR>
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<H2>CONFORMING TO</H2>
SVr4, BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
POSIX.1-2008 marks
<B>toascii</B>()
as obsolete,
noting that it cannot be used portably in a localized application.
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<H2>BUGS</H2>
Many people will be unhappy if you use this function.
This function will convert accented letters into random characters.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+isascii">isascii</A></B>(3),
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+tolower">tolower</A></B>(3),
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+toupper">toupper</A></B>(3)
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<H2>COLOPHON</H2>
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<I>man-pages</I>
project.
A description of the project,
information about reporting bugs,
and the latest version of this page,
can be found at
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<A NAME="index">&nbsp;</A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DT id="1"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
<DT id="2"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
<DT id="3"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
<DT id="4"><A HREF="#lbAE">RETURN VALUE</A><DD>
<DT id="5"><A HREF="#lbAF">ATTRIBUTES</A><DD>
<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAG">CONFORMING TO</A><DD>
<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAH">BUGS</A><DD>
<DT id="8"><A HREF="#lbAI">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
<DT id="9"><A HREF="#lbAJ">COLOPHON</A><DD>
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