Re: atoi return

Richard Heathfield wrote:
CBFalconer said:
Bill Cunningham wrote:
"Keith Thompson" <kst-u@xxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Even worse, if atoi() is given a string that represents a number
that's too big to hold in an int, it invokes undefined behavior.
For example, there's no telling what atoi("99999999999999999999")
will do; it could crash your program or worse.

I see. Must be a left over dinosaur like gets().

No. gets() is just unsafe regardless. atoi() can be used safely,
but why bother when you have strtol available.

In other words, it's a left over dinosaur. And so is gets().
Therefore, it's a left over dinosaur like gets(). Which is what he
said.

Not so. gets should never appear in any code. atoi can. One
objective of the C standard is to preserve the viability of old
code.

I can also see various other differences between gets and atoi. So
the above comment is simply a waste of time.

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