log1p, log1pf, log1pl

Computes the natural logarithm of 1 plus the specified value.

Syntax

double log1p(double x);
float log1pf(float x);
long double log1pl(long double x);

#define log1p(X) // Requires C11 or higher

float log1p(float x); //C++ only
long double log1p(long double x); //C++ only

Parameters

x
The floating-point argument.

Return value

If successful, returns the natural (base-e) log of (x + 1).

Otherwise, may return one of the following values:

Input	Result	SEH exception	errno
+INF	+INF
Denormals	Same as input	UNDERFLOW
±0	Same as input
-1	-INF	DIVBYZERO	ERANGE
< -1	NaN	INVALID	EDOM
-INF	NaN	INVALID	EDOM
±SNaN	Same as input	INVALID
±QNaN, indefinite	Same as input

The errno value is set to ERANGE if x = -1. The errno value is set to EDOM if x < -1.

Remarks

The log1p functions may be more accurate than using log(x + 1) when x is near 0.

Because C++ allows overloading, you can call overloads of log1p that take and return float and long double types. In a C program, unless you're using the <tgmath.h> macro to call this function, log1p always takes and returns a double.

If you use the <tgmath.h> log1p() macro, the type of the argument determines which version of the function is selected. See Type-generic math for details.

Where x is a natural number, this function returns the base e logarithm of x + 1.

By default, this function's global state is scoped to the application. To change this behavior, see Global state in the CRT.

Requirements

Function	C header	C++ header
log1p, log1pf, log1pl	<math.h>	<cmath>
log1p macro	<tgmath.h>

For more compatibility information, see Compatibility.

See also

Alphabetical function reference
log2, log2f, log2l
log, logf, log10, log10f