_ltoa, _ltow
Converts a long integer to a string. More secure versions of these functions are available; see _ltoa_s, _ltow_s.
char *_ltoa(
long value,
char *str,
int radix
);
wchar_t *_ltow(
long value,
wchar_t *str,
int radix
);
template <size_t size>
char *_ltoa(
long value,
char (&str)[size],
int radix
); // C++ only
template <size_t size>
wchar_t *_ltow(
long value,
wchar_t (&str)[size],
int radix
); // C++ only
Parameters
value
Number to be converted.str
String result.radix
Base of value.
Return Value
Each of these functions returns a pointer to str. There is no error return.
Remarks
The _ltoa function converts the digits of value to a null-terminated character string and stores the result (up to 33 bytes) in str. The radix argument specifies the base of value, which must be in the range 2 – 36. If radix equals 10 and value is negative, the first character of the stored string is the minus sign (–). _ltow is a wide-character version of _ltoa; the second argument and return value of _ltow are wide-character strings. Each of these functions is Microsoft-specific.
Security Note |
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To prevent buffer overruns, ensure that the str buffer is large enough to hold the converted digits plus the trailing null-character and a sign character. |
In C++, these functions have template overloads. For more information, see Secure Template Overloads.
Generic-Text Routine Mappings
Tchar.h routine |
_UNICODE and _MBCS not defined |
_MBCS defined |
_UNICODE defined |
---|---|---|---|
_ltot |
_ltoa |
_ltoa |
_ltow |
Requirements
Routine |
Required header |
---|---|
_ltoa |
<stdlib.h> |
_ltow |
<stdlib.h> |
For more compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Example
See the example for _itoa.