.TH LIBSIMPLE_MINIMISE_NUMBER_STRING 3 libsimple
.SH NAME
libsimple_minimise_number_string \- ninimise a numerical string

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <libsimple.h>

char *libsimple_minimise_number_string(char *\fIs\fP);

#ifndef minimise_number_string
# define minimise_number_string libsimple_minimise_number_string
#endif
.fi
.PP
Link with
.IR \-lsimple .

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR libsimple_minimise_number_string ()
function minimises a string representing a real value with
the assumption that the string is on the format
.B [+-]\e?[0-9]*\e(\e.[0-9]*\e)\e?
(repeating decimals are not supported).

.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR libsimple_minimise_number_string ()
function returns the pointer
.IR s .

.SH ERRORS
The
.BR libsimple_minimise_number_string ()
function cannot fail.

.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
.TS
allbox;
lb lb lb
l l l.
Interface	Attribute	Value
T{
.BR libsimple_minimise_number_string ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
T{
.BR libsimple_minimise_number_string ()
T}	Async-signal safety	AS-Safe
T{
.BR libsimple_minimise_number_string ()
T}	Async-cancel safety	AC-Safe
.TE

.SH EXAMPLES
None.

.SH APPLICATION USAGE
None.

.SH RATIONALE
None.

.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.

.SH NOTES
None.

.SH HISTORY
libsimple 1.0

.SH BUGS
None.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libsimple_timespectostr (3)