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nextup(3) Library Functions Manualnextup(3)nextup, nextupf, nextupl, nextdown, nextdownf, nextdownl - return next floating-point number toward positive/negative infinity
Math library (libm,-lm)
#define _GNU_SOURCE/* See feature_test_macros(7) */#include <math.h>double nextup(doublex);float nextupf(floatx);long double nextupl(long doublex);double nextdown(doublex);float nextdownf(floatx);long double nextdownl(long doublex);
Thenextup(),nextupf(), andnextupl() functions return the next representable floating-point number greater thanx. Ifx is the smallest representable negative number in the corresponding type, these functions return -0. Ifx is +0 or -0, the returned value is the smallest representable positive number of the corresponding type. Ifx is positive infinity, the returned value is positive infinity. Ifx is negative infinity, the returned value is the largest representable finite negative number of the corresponding type. Ifx is NaN, the returned value is NaN. The value returned bynextdown(x) is-nextup(-x), and similarly for the other types.
See DESCRIPTION.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, seeattributes(7). ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │Interface│Attribute│Value│ ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │nextup(),nextupf(),nextupl(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ │nextdown(),nextdownf(),nextdownl() │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
These functions are described inIEEE Std 754-2008 - Standard forFloating-Point Arithmetic andISO/IEC TS 18661.
glibc 2.24.
nearbyint(3),nextafter(3)
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