STRTOUL(3)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	       STRTOUL(3)



NAME
     strtoul - convert a string to an unsigned long

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdlib.h>
     #include <limits.h>

     unsigned long
     strtoul(nptr, endptr, base)
     _c_h_a_r *_n_p_t_r;
     _c_h_a_r **_e_n_d_p_t_r;
     _i_n_t _b_a_s_e;

DESCRIPTION
     The strtoul() function converts the string in _n_p_t_r to an
     _u_n_s_i_g_n_e_d _l_o_n_g value.  The conversion is done according to
     the given _b_a_s_e, which must be between 2 and 36 inclusive, or
     be the special value 0.

     The string may begin with an arbitrary amount of white space
     (as determined by isspace(3)) followed by a single optional
     `+' or `-' sign.  If _b_a_s_e is zero or 16, the string may then
     include a `0x' prefix, and the number will be read in base
     16; otherwise, a zero _b_a_s_e is taken as 10 (decimal) unless
     the next character is `0', in which case it is taken as 8
     (octal).

     The remainder of the string is converted to an _u_n_s_i_g_n_e_d _l_o_n_g
     value in the obvious manner, stopping at the end of the
     string or at the first character that does not produce a
     valid digit in the given base.  (In bases above 10, the
     letter `A' in either upper or lower case represents 10, `B'
     represents 11, and so forth, with `Z' representing 35.)

     If _e_n_d_p_t_r is non nil, strtoul() stores the address of the
     first invalid character in *_e_n_d_p_t_r . If there were no digits
     at all, however, strtoul() stores the original value of _n_p_t_r
     in *_e_n_d_p_t_r . (Thus, if *_n_p_t_r is not `\0' but **_e_n_d_p_t_r is
     `\0' on return, the entire string was valid.)

RETURN VALUES
     The strtoul() function returns either the result of the
     conversion or, if there was a leading minus sign, the nega-
     tion of the result of the conversion, unless the original
     (non-negated) value would overflow; in the latter case,
     strtoul() returns ULONG_MAX and sets the global variable
     errno to ERANGE .

ERRORS
     [ERANGE]	    The given string was out of range; the value
		    converted has been clamped.




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STRTOUL(3)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	       STRTOUL(3)



SEE ALSO
     strtol(3)

STANDARDS
     The strtoul() function conforms to ANSI C X3.159-1989
     (``ANSI C'').

BUGS
     Ignores the current locale.














































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