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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). allbox; lbx lb lb T{ toascii()

Interface	Attribute	Value
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe

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.