The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2003 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.

NAME

feclearexcept - clear floating-point exception

SYNOPSIS

#include <fenv.h>

int feclearexcept(int excepts);

DESCRIPTION

[CX] [Option Start] The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 defers to the ISO C standard. [Option End]

The feclearexcept() function shall attempt to clear the supported floating-point exceptions represented by excepts.

RETURN VALUE

If the argument is zero or if all the specified exceptions were successfully cleared, feclearexcept() shall return zero. Otherwise, it shall return a non-zero value.

ERRORS

No errors are defined.

The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

fegetexceptflag() , feraiseexcept() , fesetexceptflag() , fetestexcept() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <fenv.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 6. Derived from the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard.

ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard, Technical Corrigendum No. 1 is incorporated.

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