floor(), floorf(), floorl()

Updated: April 19, 2023

Round down a value to the next integer

Synopsis:

#include <math.h>

double floor( double x );

float floorf( float x );

long double floorl(long double x);

Arguments:

x
The value you want to round.

Library:

libm
The general-purpose math library.
libm-sve
(QNX Neutrino 7.1 or later) A library that optimizes the code for ARMv8.2 chips that have Scalable Vector Extension hardware.

Your system requirements will determine how you should work with these libraries:

Note: Compile your program with the -fno-builtin option to prevent the compiler from using a built-in version of the function.

Description:

The floor(), floorf(), and floorl() functions compute the largest integer less than or equal to x (rounding towards the “floor”).

To check for error situations, use feclearexcept() and fetestexcept(). For example:

Returns:

The largest integer less than or equal to x.

If x is: These functions return: Errors:
±0.0 x
±Inf x
NaN NaN

These functions raise FE_INEXACT if the FPU reports that the result can't be exactly represented as a floating-point number.

Examples:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main( void )
{
    printf( "%f\n", floor( -3.14 ) );
    printf( "%f\n", floor( -3. ) );
    printf( "%f\n", floor( 0. ) );
    printf( "%f\n", floor( 3.14 ) );
    printf( "%f\n", floor( 3. ) );

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

produces the output:

-4.000000
-3.000000
0.000000
3.000000
3.000000

Classification:

C11, POSIX 1003.1

Safety:  
Cancellation point No
Interrupt handler Yes
Signal handler Yes
Thread Yes