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diff --git a/docs/nspr/reference/pr_cnvtf.rst b/docs/nspr/reference/pr_cnvtf.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f2b0fa88b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/nspr/reference/pr_cnvtf.rst @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +PR_cnvtf +======== + +Converts a floating point number to a string. + + +Syntax +------ + +.. code:: + + #include <prdtoa.h> + + void PR_cnvtf ( + char *buf, + PRIntn bufsz, + PRIntn prcsn, + PRFloat64 fval); + + +Parameters +~~~~~~~~~~ + +The function has these parameters: + +``buf`` + The address of the buffer in which to store the result. +``bufsz`` + The size of the buffer provided to hold the result. +``prcsn`` + The number of digits of precision to which to generate the floating + point value. +``fval`` + The double-precision floating point number to be converted. + + +Description +----------- + +:ref:`PR_cnvtf` is a simpler interface to convert a floating point number +to a string. It conforms to the ECMA standard of Javascript +(ECMAScript). + +On return, the result is written to the buffer pointed to by ``buf`` of +size ``bufsz``. |