Return the exponent field of the specified value.
Synopsis
Declared in <bdldfp_decimalutil.h>
static
int
quantum(Decimal32 value);Description
Return an integer equal to the exponent field in the specified value. Each decimal floating point number is a representation of the ideal form s * (10 ** e), where s is significand and e is exponent. This function returns that exponent value. The behavior is undefined if value is NaN or value is infinity.
Return Value
exponent field of value
Parameters
Name |
Description |
value |
decimal value whose exponent is returned |
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