TOASCII(3)

NAME
toascii - convert character to ASCII

LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
#include <ctype.h>

[[deprecated]] 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 <= 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
 | Thread safety | MT-Safe

STANDARDS
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)