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log10

Section: Mathematical Library Functions (3M)
Updated: 12 Jul 2006
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NAME

log10, log10f, log10l - base 10 logarithm function  

SYNOPSIS

c99 [ flag... ] file... -lm [ library... ]
#include <math.h>

double log10(double x);

float log10f(float x);

long double log10l(long double x);  

DESCRIPTION

These functions compute the base 10 logarithm of x, log10(x).  

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, log10() returns the base 10 logarithm of x.

If x is ±0, a pole error occurs and log10(), log10f(), and log10l() return -HUGE_VAL, -HUGE_VALF, and -HUGE_VALL, respectively.

For finite values of x that are less than 0, or if x is -Inf, a domain error occurs and a NaN is returned.

If x is NaN, a NaN is returned.

If x is 1, +0 is returned.

If x is +Inf, x is returned.

For exceptional cases, matherr(3M) tabulates the values to be returned by log10() as specified by SVID3 and XPG3.  

ERRORS

These functions will fail if:

Domain Error The finite value of x is negative, or x is -Inf.

If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, the invalid floating-point exception is raised.

The log10() function sets errno to EDOM if the value of x is negative.

Pole Error The value of x is 0.

If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, the divide-by-zero floating-point exception is raised.

 

USAGE

An application wanting to check for exceptions should call feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these functions. On return, if fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an exception has been raised. An application should either examine the return value or check the floating point exception flags to detect exceptions.

An application can also set errno to 0 before calling log10(). On return, if errno is non-zero, an error has occurred. The log10f() and log10l() functions do not set errno.  

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface StabilityStandard
MT-LevelMT-Safe

 

SEE ALSO

feclearexcept(3M), fetestexcept(3M), isnan(3M), log(3M), math.h(3HEAD), matherr(3M), pow(3M), attributes(5), standards(5)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUES
ERRORS
USAGE
ATTRIBUTES
SEE ALSO

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