NAME

copysign, copysignf, copysignl - number manipulation function

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>

double copysign(double x, double y);
float copysignf(float x, float y);
long double copysignl(long double x, long double y);


DESCRIPTION

^[CX] 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.

These functions shall produce a value with the magnitude of x and the sign of y. On implementations that represent a signed zero but do not treat negative zero consistently in arithmetic operations, these functions regard the sign of zero as positive.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, these functions shall return a value with the magnitude of x and the sign of y.

ERRORS

No errors are defined.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

signbit(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <math.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

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