div(3C) LIBRARY FUNCTIONS div(3C)
NAME
div, ldiv - compute the quotient and remainder
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
divt div (int numer, int denom);
ldivt ldiv (long int numer, long int denom);
DESCRIPTION
div computes the quotient and remainder of the division of
the numerator numer by the denominator denom. This function
provides a well-defined semantics for the signed integral
division and remainder operations, unlike the
implementation-defined semantics of the built-in operations.
The sign of the resulting quotient is that of the algebraic
quotient, and, if the division is inexact, the magnitude of
the resulting quotient is the largest integer less than the
magnitude of the algebraic quotient. If the result can not
be represented, the behavior is undefined; otherwise, quo-
tient * denom + remainder will equal numer.
div returns a structure of type divt, comprising both the
quotient and remainder:
typedef struct divt {
int quot; /*quotient*/
int rem; /*remainder*/
} divt;
ldiv is similar to div, except that the arguments and the
members of the returned structure (which has type ldivt)
all have type long int.
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