ldexp, ldexpf, ldexpl − multiply floating-point number by integral power of 2
Math library (libm, −lm)
#include <math.h>
double
ldexp(double x, int exp);
float ldexpf(float x, int exp);
long double ldexpl(long double x, int
exp);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
ldexpf(),
ldexpl():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
|| /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
These functions return the result of multiplying the floating-point number x by 2 raised to the power exp.
On success, these functions return x * (2^exp).
If exp is zero, then x is returned.
If x is a NaN, a NaN is returned.
If x is positive infinity (negative infinity), positive infinity (negative infinity) is returned.
If the result underflows, a range error occurs, and zero is returned.
If the result overflows, a range error occurs, and the functions return HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, or HUGE_VALL, respectively, with a sign the same as x.
See math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error has occurred when calling these functions.
The following
errors can occur:
Range error, overflow
errno is set to ERANGE. An overflow floating-point exception (FE_OVERFLOW) is raised.
Range error, underflow
errno is set to ERANGE. An underflow floating-point exception (FE_UNDERFLOW) is raised.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). |
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
The variant returning double also conforms to SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.
frexp(3), modf(3), scalbln(3)