.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 BUGS
None.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libsimple_timespectostr (3)