man fpclassify () - classify real floating type
NAME
fpclassify - classify real floating type
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
int fpclassify(real-floating x);
DESCRIPTION
The fpclassify() macro shall classify its argument value as NaN, infinite, normal, subnormal, zero, or into another implementation-defined category. First, an argument represented in a format wider than its semantic type is converted to its semantic type. Then classification is based on the type of the argument.
RETURN VALUE
The fpclassify() macro shall return the value of the number classification macro appropriate to the value of its argument.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
isfinite() , isinf() , isnan() , isnormal() , signbit() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <math.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .