NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     toascii - convert a byte to 7-bit ASCII

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <ctype.h>

     int
     toascii(int c);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The toascii() function strips all but the low 7 bits from a letter,
     including parity or other marker bits.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The toascii() function always returns a valid ASCII character.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     isalnum(3), isalpha(3), isascii(3), iscntrl(3), isdigit(3), isgraph(3),
     islower(3), isprint(3), ispunct(3), isspace(3), isupper(3), isxdigit(3),
     stdio(3), tolower(3), toupper(3), ascii(7)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The isascii() function conforms to X/Open Portability Guide Issue 4
     (``XPG4'').

BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD