strict_strtol(9)
NAME
strict_strtol - convert a string to a long strictly
SYNOPSIS
int strict_strtol(const char * cp, unsigned int base, long * res);
ARGUMENTS
- cp
- The string to be converted
- base
- The number base to use
- res
- The converted result value
DESCRIPTION
strict_strtol is similiar to strict_strtoul, but it allows the first
character of a string is ´-´.
It returns 0 if conversion is successful and *res is set to the
converted value, otherwise it returns -EINVAL and *res is set to 0.