BloombergLP::bslx::MarshallingUtil::getFloat64

Load an eight-byte IEEE double from the specified buffer.

Synopsis

Declared in <bslx_marshallingutil.h>

static
void
getFloat64(
    double* variable,
    char const* buffer);

Description

Load into the specified variable the eight-byte IEEE double-precision floating-point number (in host byte order) comprised of the initial eight bytes of the specified buffer (in network byte order). The behavior is undefined unless buffer has sufficient contents.

Parameters

NameDescription
variabledestination for the host-order eight-byte IEEE double
buffersource buffer in network byte order