atof(3) - Linux man page
Name
atof - convert a string to a double
Synopsis
#include <stdlib.h> double atof(const char *nptr);
Description
The atof() function converts the initial portion of the string pointed to by nptr to double. The behavior is the same as
- strtod(nptr, NULL);
- except that atof() does not detect errors.
Return Value
The converted value.
Conforming To
SVr4, POSIX.1-2001, 4.3BSD, C89, C99.
See Also
atoi(3), atol(3), strtod(3), strtol(3), strtoul(3)