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27.Dd May 10, 2011
28.Dt ILOGB 3
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm ilogb ,
32.Nm ilogbf
33.Nd an unbiased exponent
34.Sh LIBRARY
35.Lb libm
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.In math.h
38.Ft int
39.Fn ilogb "double x"
40.Ft int
41.Fn ilogbf "float x"
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43The
44.Fn ilogb
45and
46.Fn ilogbf
47functions return the exponent of the non-zero real floating-point number
48.Fa x
49as a signed integer value.
50Formally the return value is the integral part of
51.Bd -ragged -offset indent
52log_r |
53.Va x | ,
54.Ed
55.Pp
56where
57.Fa r
58is the radix of the machine's floating-point arithmetic defined by the
59.Dv FLT_RADIX
60constant in
61.In float.h .
62.Sh RETURN VALUES
63As described above, upon successful completion,
64the functions return the exponent.
65Functionally this is the same as calling the corresponding
66.Xr logb 3
67function and casting the return value to
68.Vt int .
69.Pp
70The following special cases may occur:
71.Bl -enum -offset indent
72.It
73If
74.Fa x
75is zero, the value of
76.Dv FP_ILOGB0
77is returned and a domain error occurs.
78.It
79If
80.Fa x
81is infinite, a domain error occurs and the value of
82.Dv INT_MAX
83is returned.
84.It
85If
86.Fa x
87is \*(Na, a domain error is raised and the value of
88.Dv FP_ILOGBNAN
89is returned.
90.It
91If the correct value is outside the range of the return type,
92a domain error occurs but an unspecified value is returned.
93.El
94.Sh SEE ALSO
95.Xr ilog2 3 ,
96.Xr logb 3 ,
97.Xr math 3
98.Sh STANDARDS
99The described functions conform to
100.St -isoC-99 .
101.Sh BUGS
102Neither
103.Dv FP_ILOGB0
104nor
105.Dv FP_ILOGBNAN
106is defined currently in
107.Nx .
108Furthermore, the
109.Vt long double
110variant of the functions is not yet supported.
111