Converts a string to a long integer.
long strtol (char * string, char ** endptr, int base);
Required Header |
<stdlib.h> |
Return Value
This function returns the long integer representation of string.
Parameters
string
The string to be converted to a long integer
endptr
A pointer to the character which stops the scan
base
The base of the number being converted
Remarks
The strtol function converts string to a long integer number, where the conversion stops at the first character that is not recognisable as a number in the form:
[whitespace][sign][digits]