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fp_exception_mask()

Get or set the current exception mask

Synopsis:

#include <fpstatus.h>

int fp_exception_mask ( int new_mask,
                        int set );

Arguments:

new_mask

The new mask to apply. The bits include:

• _FP_EXC_INVALID
• _FP_EXC_DIVZERO
• _FP_EXC_OVERFLOW
• _FP_EXC_UNDERFLOW
• _FP_EXC_INEXACT
• _FP_EXC_DENORMAL

set

A value that indicates what you want the function to do:

• If set < 0, return the current mask. The new_mask argument is ignored.
• If set = 0, disable the bits in the exception mask that correspond to the bits set in new_mask.
• If set > 0, enable the bits in the exception mask that correspond to the bits set in new_mask.

Library:

libm

Use the -l m option to qcc to link against this library.

Description:

The fp_exception_mask() function gets or sets the current exception mask, depending on the value of the set argument.

Returns:

If set < 0

The current exception mask.

If set >= 0

The previous mask.

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This function doesn't return a special value to indicate that an error occurred. If you want to check for errors, set errno to 0, call the function, and then check errno again.

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Examples:

#include <fpstatus.h>

int main(int argc, char** argv) 
{
   int ret;

   if ((ret = fp_exception_mask(0, -1)) < 0)
      printf("*** Problem retrieving exceptions \n");
   printf("Exceptions Enabled: \n\t");
   if (ret & _FP_EXC_INEXACT)
      printf("Inexact ");
   if (ret & _FP_EXC_DIVZERO)
      printf("DivZero ");
   if (ret & _FP_EXC_UNDERFLOW)
      printf("Underflow ");
   if (ret & _FP_EXC_OVERFLOW)
      printf("Overflow ");
   if (ret & _FP_EXC_INVALID)
      printf("Invalid ");
   printf("\n");


   /* Set the exception mask to enable division by zero errors */
   if ((ret = fp_exception_mask(_FP_EXC_DIVZERO, 1)) < 0)
      printf("*** Problem setting exceptions \n");
   if ((ret = fp_exception_mask(0, -1)) < 0)
      printf("*** Problem retrieving exceptions \n");
   printf("Exceptions Enabled: \n\t");
   if (ret & _FP_EXC_INEXACT)
      printf("Inexact ");
   if (ret & _FP_EXC_DIVZERO)
      printf("DivZero ");
   if (ret & _FP_EXC_UNDERFLOW)
      printf("Underflow ");
   if (ret & _FP_EXC_OVERFLOW)
      printf("Overflow ");
   if (ret & _FP_EXC_INVALID)
      printf("Invalid ");
   printf("\n");

   return(0);
}

Classification:

QNX Neutrino

See also:

fp_exception_value(), fp_precision(), fp_rounding()