NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       toascii - convert character to ASCII

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <ctype.h>

       int toascii (int c);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       toascii()  converts c to a 7-bit unsigned char value that fits into the
       ASCII character set, by clearing the high-order bits.

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

       The value returned is that of the converted character.

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       SVID, BSD

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Many people will be unhappy if you use this  function.	This  function
       will convert accented letters into random characters.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       isascii(3), toupper(3), tolower(3)



GNU				  1995-09-16			    TOASCII(3)