Name
ultoa - Converts an unsigned long integer to a string.
Syntax
#include <stdlib.h>
char *ultoa(value, string, radix)
unsigned long value;
char *string;
int radix;
Description
The ultoa function converts the digits of value to a null-
terminated character string and stores the result (up to 33
bytes) in string. No overflow checking is performed. The
radix argument specifies the base of value; it must be in
the range 2 - 36.
Return Value
The ultoa function returns a pointer to string. There is no
error return.
See Also
itoa(DOS), ltoa(DOS)
Example
#include <stdlib.h>
int radix = 16; char buffer[40]; char *p;
main()
{
/* p = "501d9138" */
p = ultoa(1344115000L,buffer,radix);
printf("buffer= \"s\"\n", buffer);
}
This program converts the long integer 1,344,115,000 to a
string and displays that string.
(printed 6/18/89)