TOASCII(3POSIX)

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💖 TOASCII — the group chat edition 💖

okay bestie, so this one is from the POSIX Programmer's Manual (yes, that TOASCII(3POSIX) situation) and it's genuinely so tiny it's almost cute. let's get into it 🎀

✨ PROLOG ✨

so like, heads up before we even start: this manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. the Linux implementation of this interface may differ — so if you're on Linux, pls go consult the corresponding Linux manual page for the actual deets on Linux behavior. also possible: the interface just isn't implemented on Linux at all. 🙈 not me warning you about that first thing, but here we are.

🌸 NAME 🌸

toascii — translate an integer to a 7-bit ASCII character. it's giving "one job, does it well" energy fr fr. 👑

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <ctype.h>

int toascii(int c);

that's it. that's the whole vibe. so slay. ✨

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

the toascii() function shall convert its argument into a 7-bit ASCII character. literally that's the entire description, no notes, no drama, periodt. 💖

🌈 RETURN VALUE 🌈

the toascii() function shall return the value (c &0x7f).

like, that's it. it masks off the high bits. iconic behavior tbh.

😭 ERRORS 😭

no errors are returned. none. zero. the vibe check is passed automatically, bestie. 🫶

the following sections are informative.

🍓 EXAMPLES 🍓

none. none!! they really said "figure it out" and honestly? valid. 😭

🧚 APPLICATION USAGE 🧚

here's the tea though: the toascii() function cannot be used portably in a localized application. so if you're doing locale stuff, this is not the one, bestie. 💀

⭐ RATIONALE ⭐

none. the rationale section is empty, and honestly sometimes the absence of explanation is the explanation. 🎀

💜 FUTURE DIRECTIONS 💜

lowkey a sad one: the toascii() function may be removed in a future version. so like... enjoy it while it lasts. it's giving limited edition. 😭

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

  • isascii()
  • The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <ctype.h>

ok so the legal bit, and we're keeping every single word of the facts because that's the rules:

portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. in the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. the original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page are most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of the source files to man page format. to report such errors, see https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💖 this little legend was brought to you by IEEE/The Open Group, 2017, for TOASCII(3POSIX) — tysm for reading, mwah 🫶✨

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