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ComputingCMath.h

ldexpf

Multiply by integer power of 2
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Interface

#include <math.h>
double ldexp (double x, int n)
long ldexpl (long double x, int n)
float ldexpf (float x, int n)

Description

The ldexp functions multiply x by 2 to the power of n.

Example:
Example - Multiply by integer power of 2
Workings
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main(void)
{
  double x = 3.14, result = ldexp(x, 10);
  printf("%.2lf * 2^10 = %.2lf\n", x, result);
  return 0;
}
Solution
Output:
3.14 * 2^10 = 3215.36

Special Values

ldexp (±0, n) returns ±0.

ldexp (±∞, n) returns ±∞.

Standards

The ldexp functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E).