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HP-UX Reference > L
logb(3M)HP-UX 11i Version 2: December 2007 Update |
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NAMElogb(), logbf(), logbl(), logbw(), logbq() — radix-independent exponent functions DESCRIPTIONThe logb() function computes the exponent of the floating point value x. Formally, the return value is the integral part of log base r of |x| as a signed floating point value, for nonzero x, where r is the radix of the machine's floating-point arithmetic. The radix r is 2 on HP-UX systems. If x is denormal, it is treated as though it were normalized, before the exponent is determined. Itanium-based System Onlylogbf() is a float version of logb(); it takes a float argument and returns a float result. logbl() is a long double version of logb(); it takes a long double argument and returns a long double result. logbw() is an extended version of logb(); it takes an extended argument and returns an extended result. logbq() is equivalent to logbl() on HP-UX systems. USAGETo use these functions, compile either with the default -Ae option or with the -Aa and -D_HPUX_SOURCE options. To use (for Itanium-based systems) logbw() or logbq(), compile also with -fpwidetypes. Make sure your program includes <math.h>. Link in the math library by specifying -lm on the compiler or linker command line. For more information, see the HP-UX Floating-Point Guide. RETURN VALUEUpon successful completion, logb() returns the exponent of x. If x is NaN, logb() returns NaN. If x is ±INFINITY, logb() returns +INFINITY. If x is zero, logb() returns -HUGE_VAL (equal to -INFINITY) and raises the divide-by-zero floating-point exception. |
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