Converting text in exponential form to double

[Michael McGarry]

Hi,

I have the text "5.21e-09" and I want to convert it to a double. atof()
does not seem to work, does anyone know how to convert it?

Michael

 

[Michael McGarry]

I figured this out myself. Strangely enough when I included stdlib.h
the problem was fixed.

I wonder what atof() function it was using without including this file?

Michael

 

[red floyd]

I figured this out myself. Strangely enough when I included stdlib.h
the problem was fixed.

I wonder what atof() function it was using without including this file?

Michael

Sounds like you're using C rather than C++. In that case, atof() would
be an implicit int function.

 

[Jack Klein]

I figured this out myself. Strangely enough when I included stdlib.h
the problem was fixed.

I wonder what atof() function it was using without including this file?

Michael

DON'T use atof(), or other ato... functions. They are dangerous. They
produce undefined behavior if the converted value is outside the range
of the destination type. Also you can never tell if a value of 0 is
the result of an actual representation of 0 in the character string,
or because the string was not convertible.

If you are using stdlib.h functions, use the strto... series. They
have defined behavior for all inputs other than a null pointer, and
offer facilities for error checking.

 

[Michael McGarry]

Thanks for the tip.