toascii - convert character to ASCII

NAME

toascii − convert character to ASCII

Standard C library (libc, −lc)

#include <ctype.h>

[[deprecated]] int toascii(int c);

Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

toascii():
_XOPEN_SOURCE
|| /* glibc >= 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE

toascii() converts c to a 7-bit unsigned char value that fits into the ASCII character set, by clearing the high-order bits.

The value returned is that of the converted character.

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

POSIX.1-2008.

SVr4, BSD, POSIX.1-2001. Obsolete in POSIX.1-2008, noting that it cannot be used portably in a localized application.

Many people will be unhappy if you use this function. This function will convert accented letters into random characters.