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Preface

Extended Library Functions - Part 1

Extended Library Functions - Part 2

Extended Library Functions - Part 3

Extended Library Functions - Part 4

MP_EnablePath(3MPAPI)

MP_FreeOidList(3MPAPI)

mp_gcd(3MP)

MP_GetAssociatedPathOidList(3MPAPI)

MP_GetAssociatedPluginOid(3MPAPI)

MP_GetAssociatedTPGOidList(3MPAPI)

MP_GetDeviceProductOidList(3MPAPI)

MP_GetDeviceProductProperties(3MPAPI)

MP_GetInitiatorPortOidList(3MPAPI)

MP_GetInitiatorPortProperties(3MPAPI)

MP_GetLibraryProperties(3MPAPI)

MP_GetMPLogicalUnitProperties(3MPAPI)

MP_GetMPLuOidListFromTPG(3MPAPI)

MP_GetMultipathLus(3MPAPI)

MP_GetObjectType(3MPAPI)

MP_GetPathLogicalUnitProperties(3MPAPI)

MP_GetPluginOidList(3MPAPI)

MP_GetPluginProperties(3MPAPI)

MP_GetProprietaryLoadBalanceOidList(3MPAPI)

MP_GetProprietaryLoadBalanceProperties(3MPAPI)

MP_GetTargetPortGroupProperties(3MPAPI)

MP_GetTargetPortOidList(3MPAPI)

MP_GetTargetPortProperties(3MPAPI)

mp_itom(3MP)

mp_madd(3MP)

mp_mcmp(3MP)

mp_mdiv(3MP)

mp_mfree(3MP)

mp_min(3MP)

mp_mout(3MP)

mp_msqrt(3MP)

mp_msub(3MP)

mp_mtox(3MP)

mp_mult(3MP)

mp_pow(3MP)

MP_RegisterForObjectPropertyChanges(3MPAPI)

MP_RegisterForObjectVisibilityChanges(3MPAPI)

MP_RegisterPlugin(3MPAPI)

mp_rpow(3MP)

mp_sdiv(3MP)

MP_SetFailbackPollingRate(3MPAPI)

MP_SetLogicalUnitLoadBalanceType(3MPAPI)

MP_SetOverridePath(3MPAPI)

MP_SetPathWeight(3MPAPI)

MP_SetPluginLoadBalanceType(3MPAPI)

MP_SetProbingPollingRate(3MPAPI)

MP_SetProprietaryProperties(3MPAPI)

MP_SetTPGAccess(3MPAPI)

mp_xtom(3MP)

m_setvalues_layout(3LAYOUT)

m_transform_layout(3LAYOUT)

m_wtransform_layout(3LAYOUT)

nan(3M)

nanf(3M)

nanl(3M)

nearbyint(3M)

nearbyintf(3M)

nearbyintl(3M)

new_CplFileConf(3TECLA)

newDmiOctetString(3DMI)

newDmiString(3DMI)

new_ExpandFile(3TECLA)

new_GetLine(3TECLA)

new_PathCache(3TECLA)

new_PcaPathConf(3TECLA)

new_WordCompletion(3TECLA)

nextafter(3M)

nextafterf(3M)

nextafterl(3M)

nexttoward(3M)

nexttowardf(3M)

nexttowardl(3M)

nlist(3ELF)

NOTE(3EXT)

_NOTE(3EXT)

nv_alloc_fini(3NVPAIR)

nv_alloc_init(3NVPAIR)

nv_alloc_reset(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_boolean(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_boolean_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_boolean_value(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_byte(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_byte_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_int16(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_int16_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_int32(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_int32_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_int64(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_int64_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_int8(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_int8_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_nvlist(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_nvlist_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_nvpair(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_string(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_string_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_uint16(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_uint16_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_uint32(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_uint32_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_uint64(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_uint64_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_uint8(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_add_uint8_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_alloc(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_dup(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_free(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_boolean(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_boolean_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_boolean_value(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_byte(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_byte_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_int16(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_int16_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_int32(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_int32_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_int64(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_int64_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_int8(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_int8_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_nv_alloc(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_nvlist(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_nvlist_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_pairs(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_string(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_string_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_uint16(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_uint16_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_uint32(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_uint32_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_uint64(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_uint64_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_uint8(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_lookup_uint8_array(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_merge(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_next_nvpair(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_pack(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_remove(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_remove_all(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_size(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_unpack(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_xalloc(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_xdup(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_xpack(3NVPAIR)

nvlist_xunpack(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_name(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_type(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_boolean_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_boolean_value(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_byte(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_byte_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_int16(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_int16_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_int32(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_int32_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_int64(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_int64_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_int8(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_int8_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_nvlist(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_nvlist_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_string(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_string_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_uint16(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_uint16_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_uint32(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_uint32_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_uint64(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_uint64_array(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_uint8(3NVPAIR)

nvpair_value_uint8_array(3NVPAIR)

p2close(3GEN)

p2open(3GEN)

pam(3PAM)

pam_acct_mgmt(3PAM)

pam_authenticate(3PAM)

pam_chauthtok(3PAM)

pam_close_session(3PAM)

pam_end(3PAM)

pam_get_data(3PAM)

pam_getenv(3PAM)

pam_getenvlist(3PAM)

pam_get_item(3PAM)

pam_get_user(3PAM)

pam_open_session(3PAM)

pam_putenv(3PAM)

pam_setcred(3PAM)

pam_set_data(3PAM)

pam_set_item(3PAM)

pam_sm(3PAM)

pam_sm_acct_mgmt(3PAM)

pam_sm_authenticate(3PAM)

pam_sm_chauthtok(3PAM)

pam_sm_close_session(3PAM)

pam_sm_open_session(3PAM)

pam_sm_setcred(3PAM)

pam_start(3PAM)

pam_strerror(3PAM)

papiAttributeListAddBoolean(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListAddCollection(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListAddDatetime(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListAddInteger(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListAddMetadata(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListAddRange(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListAddResolution(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListAddString(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListAddValue(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListDelete(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListFind(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListFree(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListFromString(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListGetBoolean(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListGetCollection(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListGetDatetime(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListGetInteger(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListGetMetadata(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListGetNext(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListGetRange(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListGetResolution(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListGetString(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListGetValue(3PAPI)

papiAttributeListToString(3PAPI)

papiJobCancel(3PAPI)

papiJobFree(3PAPI)

papiJobGetAttributeList(3PAPI)

papiJobGetId(3PAPI)

papiJobGetJobTicket(3PAPI)

papiJobGetPrinterName(3PAPI)

papiJobHold(3PAPI)

papiJobListFree(3PAPI)

papiJobModify(3PAPI)

papiJobMove(3PAPI)

papiJobPromote(3PAPI)

papiJobQuery(3PAPI)

papiJobRelease(3PAPI)

papiJobRestart(3PAPI)

papiJobStreamClose(3PAPI)

papiJobStreamOpen(3PAPI)

papiJobStreamWrite(3PAPI)

papiJobSubmit(3PAPI)

papiJobSubmitByReference(3PAPI)

papiJobValidate(3PAPI)

papiLibrarySupportedCall(3PAPI)

papiLibrarySupportedCalls(3PAPI)

papiPrinterAdd(3PAPI)

papiPrinterDisable(3PAPI)

papiPrinterEnable(3PAPI)

papiPrinterFree(3PAPI)

papiPrinterGetAttributeList(3PAPI)

papiPrinterListFree(3PAPI)

papiPrinterListJobs(3PAPI)

papiPrinterModify(3PAPI)

papiPrinterPause(3PAPI)

papiPrinterPurgeJobs(3PAPI)

papiPrinterQuery(3PAPI)

papiPrinterRemove(3PAPI)

papiPrinterResume(3PAPI)

papiPrintersList(3PAPI)

papiServiceCreate(3PAPI)

papiServiceDestroy(3PAPI)

papiServiceGetAppData(3PAPI)

papiServiceGetAttributeList(3PAPI)

papiServiceGetEncryption(3PAPI)

papiServiceGetPassword(3PAPI)

papiServiceGetServiceName(3PAPI)

papiServiceGetStatusMessage(3PAPI)

papiServiceGetUserName(3PAPI)

papiServiceSetAppData(3PAPI)

papiServiceSetAuthCB(3PAPI)

papiServiceSetEncryption(3PAPI)

papiServiceSetPassword(3PAPI)

papiServiceSetUserName(3PAPI)

papiStatusString(3PAPI)

pathfind(3GEN)

pca_last_error(3TECLA)

pca_lookup_file(3TECLA)

pca_path_completions(3TECLA)

pca_scan_path(3TECLA)

pca_set_check_fn(3TECLA)

pctx_capture(3CPC)

pctx_create(3CPC)

pctx_release(3CPC)

pctx_run(3CPC)

pctx_set_events(3CPC)

picld_log(3PICLTREE)

picld_plugin_register(3PICLTREE)

picl_find_node(3PICL)

picl_get_first_prop(3PICL)

picl_get_frutree_parent(3PICL)

picl_get_next_by_col(3PICL)

picl_get_next_by_row(3PICL)

picl_get_next_prop(3PICL)

picl_get_node_by_path(3PICL)

picl_get_prop_by_name(3PICL)

picl_get_propinfo(3PICL)

picl_get_propinfo_by_name(3PICL)

picl_get_propval(3PICL)

picl_get_propval_by_name(3PICL)

picl_get_root(3PICL)

picl_initialize(3PICL)

picl_set_propval(3PICL)

picl_set_propval_by_name(3PICL)

picl_shutdown(3PICL)

picl_strerror(3PICL)

picl_wait(3PICL)

picl_walk_tree_by_class(3PICL)

pool_associate(3POOL)

pool_component_info(3POOL)

pool_component_to_elem(3POOL)

pool_conf_alloc(3POOL)

pool_conf_close(3POOL)

pool_conf_commit(3POOL)

pool_conf_export(3POOL)

pool_conf_free(3POOL)

pool_conf_info(3POOL)

pool_conf_location(3POOL)

pool_conf_open(3POOL)

pool_conf_remove(3POOL)

pool_conf_rollback(3POOL)

pool_conf_status(3POOL)

pool_conf_to_elem(3POOL)

pool_conf_update(3POOL)

pool_conf_validate(3POOL)

pool_create(3POOL)

pool_destroy(3POOL)

pool_dissociate(3POOL)

pool_dynamic_location(3POOL)

pool_error(3POOL)

pool_get_binding(3POOL)

pool_get_owning_resource(3POOL)

pool_get_pool(3POOL)

pool_get_property(3POOL)

pool_get_resource(3POOL)

pool_get_resource_binding(3POOL)

pool_get_status(3POOL)

pool_info(3POOL)

pool_put_property(3POOL)

pool_query_components(3POOL)

pool_query_pool_resources(3POOL)

pool_query_pools(3POOL)

pool_query_resource_components(3POOL)

pool_query_resources(3POOL)

pool_resource_create(3POOL)

pool_resource_destroy(3POOL)

pool_resource_info(3POOL)

pool_resource_to_elem(3POOL)

pool_resource_transfer(3POOL)

pool_resource_type_list(3POOL)

pool_resource_xtransfer(3POOL)

pool_rm_property(3POOL)

pool_set_binding(3POOL)

pool_set_status(3POOL)

pool_static_location(3POOL)

pool_strerror(3POOL)

pool_to_elem(3POOL)

pool_value_alloc(3POOL)

pool_value_free(3POOL)

pool_value_get_bool(3POOL)

pool_value_get_double(3POOL)

pool_value_get_int64(3POOL)

pool_value_get_name(3POOL)

pool_value_get_string(3POOL)

Extended Library Functions - Part 5

Extended Library Functions - Part 6

nextafter

, nextafterf

, nextafterl

, nexttoward

, nexttowardf

, nexttowardl

- next representable double-precision floating-point number

Synopsis

c99 [ flag... ] file... -lm [ library... ]
#include <math.h>

double nextafter(double x, double y);
float nextafterf(float x, float y);
long double nextafterl(long double x, long double y);
double nexttoward(double x, long double y);
float nexttowardf(float x, long double y);
long double nexttowardl(long double x, long double y);

Description

The nextafter(), nextafterf(), and nextafterl() functions compute the next representable floating-point value following x in the direction of y. Thus, if y is less than x, nextafter() returns the largest representable floating-point number less than x. The nextafter(), nextafterf(), and nextafterl() functions return y if x equals y.

The nexttoward(), nexttowardf(), and nexttowardl() functions are equivalent to the corresponding nextafter() functions, except that the second parameter has type long double and the functions return y converted to the type of the function if x equals y.

Return Values

Upon successful completion, these functions return the next representable floating-point value following x in the direction of y.

If x == y, y (of the type x) is returned.

If x is finite and the correct function value would overflow, a range error occurs and ±HUGE_VAL, ±HUGE_VALF, and ±HUGE_VALL (with the same sign as x) is returned as appropriate for the return type of the function.

If x or y is NaN, a NaN is returned.

If x != y and the correct function value is subnormal, zero, or underflows, a range error occurs and either the correct function value (if representable) or 0.0 is returned.

Errors

These functions will fail if:

Range Error

The correct value overflows.

If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, the overflow floating-point exception is raised.

The nextafter() function sets errno to ERANGE if the correct value would overflow.

Range Error

The correct value underflows.

If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, the underflow floating-point exception is raised.

Usage

An application wanting to check for exceptions should call feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these functions. On return, if fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an exception has been raised. An application should either examine the return value or check the floating point exception flags to detect exceptions.

An application can also set errno to 0 before calling nextafter(). On return, if errno is non-zero, an error has occurred. The nextafterf(), nextafterl(). nexttoward(), nexttowardf(), and nexttowardl() functions do not set errno.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE
ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability
Standard
MT-Level
MT-Safe

See Also

feclearexcept(3M), fetestexcept(3M), math.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5)