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Name

div, ldiv, lldiv, imaxdiv — compute quotient and remainder of an integer division

Synopsis

#include <stdlib.h>
div_t div( int numerator,
  int denominator);
 
ldiv_t ldiv( long numerator,
  long denominator);
 
lldiv_t lldiv( long long numerator,
  long long denominator);
  
#include <inttypes.h>
imaxdiv_t imaxdiv( intmax_t numerator,
  intmax_t denominator);
 
[Note] Note
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
lldiv():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L

DESCRIPTION

The div() function computes the value numerator/denominator and returns the quotient and remainder in a structure named div_t that contains two integer members (in unspecified order) named quot and rem. The quotient is rounded toward zero. The result satisfies quot*denominator+rem = numerator.

The ldiv(), lldiv(), and imaxdiv() functions do the same, dividing numbers of the indicated type and returning the result in a structure of the indicated name, in all cases with fields quot and rem of the same type as the function arguments.

RETURN VALUE

The div_t (etc.) structure.

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface Attribute Value
div(), ldiv(), lldiv(), imaxdiv() Thread safety MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD. The functions lldiv() and imaxdiv() were added in C99.

EXAMPLES

After

div_t q = div(−5, 3);

the values q.quot and q.rem are −1 and −2, respectively.

SEE ALSO

abs(3), remainder(3)

COLOPHON

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