MODF(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual MODF(3P)
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NAME
modf, modff, modfl -- decompose a floating-point number
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double modf(double x, double *iptr);
float modff(float value, float *iptr);
long double modfl(long double value, long double *iptr);
DESCRIPTION
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the
ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here
and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2008
defers to the ISO C standard.
These functions shall break the argument x into integral and fractional
parts, each of which has the same sign as the argument. It stores the
integral part as a double (for the modf() function), a float (for the
modff() function), or a long double (for the modfl() function), in the
object pointed to by iptr.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, these functions shall return the signed
fractional part of x.
If x is NaN, a NaN shall be returned, and *iptr shall be set to a NaN.
If x is +-Inf, +-0 shall be returned, and *iptr shall be set to +-Inf.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
The modf() function computes the function result and *iptr such that:
a = modf(x, iptr) ;
x == a+*iptr ;
allowing for the usual floating-point inaccuracies.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
frexp(), isnan(), ldexp()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <math.h>
COPYRIGHT
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electri-
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POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
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