isdigit()

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Test a character to see if it's a decimal digit

Synopsis:

#include <ctype.h>

int isdigit( int c );

Arguments:

c
The character you want to test. This must be representable as an unsigned char or be EOF; the behavior for other values is undefined. Because this argument is interpreted as an int, to avoid sign extension on character values greater than 0x7F, you must cast the argument to the unsigned data type; otherwise, the function will behave unpredictably.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The isdigit() function tests for a decimal digit (characters 0 through 9).

Returns:

Nonzero if c is a decimal digit; otherwise, zero.

Examples:

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

char the_chars[] = { 'A', '5', '$' };

#define SIZE sizeof( the_chars ) / sizeof( char )

int main( void )
{
    int i;

    for( i = 0; i < SIZE; i++ ) {
        if( isdigit( (unsigned)the_chars[i] ) ) {
            printf( "Char %c is a digit character\n",
                the_chars[i] );
        } else {
            printf( "Char %c is not a digit character\n",
                the_chars[i] );
        }
    }
    
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

produces the output:

Char A is not a digit character
Char 5 is a digit character
Char $ is not a digit character

Classification:

ANSI, POSIX 1003.1

Safety:
Cancellation pointNo
Signal handlerYes
ThreadYes
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