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Technical Reference: Communications, Volume 1

xdr_double Subroutine

Purpose

Translates between C language double-precision numbers and their external representations.

Library

C Library (libc.a)

Syntax

#include <rpc/xdr.h>


xdr_double ( xdrs, dp)
XDR *xdrs;
double *dp;

Description

The xdr_double subroutine is a filter primitive that translates between C language double-precision numbers and their external representations.

Parameters

xdrs Points to the eXternal Data Representation (XDR) stream handle.
dp Specifies the address of the double-precision number.

Return Values

Upon successful completion, this subroutine returns a value of 1. If unsuccessful, it returns a value of 0.

Related Information

List of XDR Programming References.

eXternal Data Representation (XDR) Overview for Programming and Understanding XDR Library Filter Primitives in AIX 5L Version 5.2 Communications Programming Concepts.

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