PROP_NUMBER(3) | Library Functions Manual | PROP_NUMBER(3)

# NAME

`prop_number`, `prop_number_create_integer`, `prop_number_create_unsigned_integer`, `prop_number_copy`, `prop_number_size`, `prop_number_unsigned`, `prop_number_integer_value`, `prop_number_unsigned_integer_value`, `prop_number_equals`, `prop_number_equals_integer`, `prop_number_equals_unsigned_integer` —
numeric value property object

# LIBRARY

Property Container Object Library (libprop, -lprop)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <prop/proplib.h>`

prop_number_t
`prop_number_create_integer`(int64_t val);

prop_number_t
`prop_number_create_unsigned_integer`(uint64_t val);

prop_number_t
`prop_number_copy`(prop_number_t number);

int
`prop_number_size`(prop_number_t number);

bool
`prop_number_unsigned`(prop_number_t number);

int64_t
`prop_number_integer_value`(prop_number_t number);

uint64_t
`prop_number_unsigned_integer_value`(prop_number_t number);

bool
`prop_number_equals`(prop_number_t num1, prop_number_t num2);

bool
`prop_number_equals_integer`(prop_number_t number, int64_t val);

bool
`prop_number_equals_unsigned_integer`(prop_number_t number, uint64_t val);

# DESCRIPTION

The `prop_number`() family of functions operate on a numeric value property object type. Values are either signed or unsigned, and promoted to a 64-bit type (int64_t or uint64_t, respectively).

It is possible to compare number objects that differ in sign. Such comparisons first test to see if each object is within the valid number range of the other:

- Signed numbers that are greater than or equal to 0 can be compared to unsigned numbers.
- Unsigned numbers that are less than or equal to the largest signed 64-bit value (`INT64_MAX`) can be compared to signed numbers.

Number objects have a different externalized representation depending on their sign:

- Signed numbers are externalized in base-10 (decimal).
- Unsigned numbers are externalized in base-16 (hexadecimal).

When numbers are internalized, the sign of the resulting number object (and thus its valid range) is determined by a set of rules evaluated in the following order:

- If the first character of the number is a ‘-’ then the number is signed.
- If the first two characters of the number are ‘0x’ then the number is unsigned.
- If the number value fits into the range of a signed number then the number is signed.
- In all other cases, the number is unsigned.

`prop_number_create_integer`(int64_t val)
  Create a numeric value object with the signed value val. Returns `NULL` on failure.
`prop_number_create_unsigned_integer`(uint64_t val)
  Create a numeric value object with the unsigned value val. Returns `NULL` on failure.
`prop_number_copy`(prop_number_t number)
  Copy a numeric value object. If the supplied object isn't a numeric value, `NULL` is returned.
`prop_number_size`(prop_number_t number)
  Returns 8, 16, 32, or 64, representing the number of bits required to hold the value of the object. If the supplied object isn't a numeric value, `NULL` is returned.
`prop_number_unsigned`(prop_number_t number)
  Returns `true` if the numeric value object has an unsigned value.
`prop_number_integer_value`(prop_number_t number)
  Returns the signed integer value of the numeric value object. If the supplied object isn't a numeric value, zero is returned. Thus, it is not possible to distinguish between “not a prop_number_t” and “prop_number_t has a value of 0”.
`prop_number_unsigned_integer_value`(prop_number_t number)
  Returns the unsigned integer value of the numeric value object. If the supplied object isn't a numeric value, zero is returned. Thus, it is not possible to distinguish between “not a prop_number_t” and “prop_number_t has a value of 0”.
`prop_number_equals`(prop_number_t num1, prop_number_t num2)
  Returns `true` if the two numeric value objects are equivalent. If at least one of the supplied objects isn't a numeric value, `false` is returned.
`prop_number_equals_integer`(prop_number_t number, int64_t val)
  Returns `true` if the object's value is equivalent to the signed value val. If the supplied object isn't a numerical value or if val exceeds `INT64_MAX`, `false` is returned.
`prop_number_equals_unsigned_integer`(prop_number_t number, uint64_t val)
  Returns `true` if the object's value is equivalent to the unsigned value val. If the supplied object isn't a numerical value or if val exceeds `INT64_MAX`, `false` is returned.

# SEE ALSO

prop_array(3), prop_bool(3), prop_data(3), prop_dictionary(3), prop_object(3), prop_string(3), proplib(3)

# HISTORY

The proplib(3) property container object library first appeared in NetBSD 4.0.

January 21, 2008 | NetBSD 9.0