scalb, scalbf, scalbl - multiply floating-point number by integral power of radix (OBSOLETE)
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Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
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│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
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│ scalb(), scalbf(), scalbl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
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Bugs
Before glibc 2.20, these functions did not set errno for domain and range errors.
Description
These functions multiply their first argument x by FLT_RADIX (probably 2) to the power of exp, that is:
x * FLT_RADIX ** exp
The definition of FLT_RADIX can be obtained by including <float.h>.
Errors
See math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error has occurred when calling these
functions.
The following errors can occur:
Domain error: x is 0, and exp is positive infinity, or x is positive infinity and exp is negative
infinity and the other argument is not a NaN
errno is set to EDOM. An invalid floating-point exception (FE_INVALID) is raised.
Range error, overflow
errno is set to ERANGE. An overflow floating-point exception (FE_OVERFLOW) is raised.
Range error, underflow
errno is set to ERANGE. An underflow floating-point exception (FE_UNDERFLOW) is raised.
History
scalb()
4.3BSD. Obsolescent in POSIX.1-2001; Removed in POSIX.1-2008, recommending the use of scalbln(3),
scalblnf(3), or scalblnl(3) instead.
Library
Math library (libm, -lm)
Name
scalb, scalbf, scalbl - multiply floating-point number by integral power of radix (OBSOLETE)
Return Value
On success, these functions return x * FLT_RADIX ** exp.
If x or exp is a NaN, a NaN is returned.
If x is positive infinity (negative infinity), and exp is not negative infinity, positive infinity
(negative infinity) is returned.
If x is +0 (-0), and exp is not positive infinity, +0 (-0) is returned.
If x is zero, and exp is positive infinity, a domain error occurs, and a NaN is returned.
If x is an infinity, and exp is negative infinity, a domain error occurs, and a NaN is returned.
If the result overflows, a range error occurs, and the functions return HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, or
HUGE_VALL, respectively, with a sign the same as x.
If the result underflows, a range error occurs, and the functions return zero, with a sign the same as x.
See Also
ldexp(3), scalbln(3) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-02 scalb(3)
Standards
None.
Synopsis
#include<math.h>[[deprecated]]doublescalb(doublex,doubleexp);[[deprecated]]floatscalbf(floatx,floatexp);[[deprecated]]longdoublescalbl(longdoublex,longdoubleexp); Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)): scalb(): _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500 || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE || /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE scalbf(), scalbl(): _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 600 || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE || /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
