asin, asinf, asinl

Parameters

Return value

If a domain error occurs, an implementation-defined value is returned (NaN where supported).

If a range error occurs due to underflow, the correct result (after rounding) is returned.

Error handling

Errors are reported as specified in math_errhandling .

Domain error occurs if arg is outside the range [-1.0; 1.0] .

If the implementation supports IEEE floating-point arithmetic (IEC 60559):

• if the argument is ±0, it is returned unmodified;
• if |arg| > 1 , a domain error occurs and NaN is returned;
• if the argument is NaN, NaN is returned.

Example

#include <errno.h>
#include <fenv.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
 
#ifndef __GNUC__
#pragma STDC FENV_ACCESS ON
#endif
 
int main(void)
{
    printf("asin( 1.0) = %+f, 2*asin( 1.0)=%+f\n", asin(1), 2 * asin(1));
    printf("asin(-0.5) = %+f, 6*asin(-0.5)=%+f\n", asin(-0.5), 6 * asin(-0.5));
 
    // special values
    printf("asin(0.0) = %1f, asin(-0.0)=%f\n", asin(+0.0), asin(-0.0));
 
    // error handling
    errno = 0; feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT);
    printf("asin(1.1) = %f\n", asin(1.1));
    if (errno == EDOM)
        perror("    errno == EDOM");
    if (fetestexcept(FE_INVALID))
        puts("    FE_INVALID raised");
}

asin( 1.0) = +1.570796, 2*asin( 1.0)=+3.141593
asin(-0.5) = -0.523599, 6*asin(-0.5)=-3.141593
asin(0.0) = 0.000000, asin(-0.0)=-0.000000
asin(1.1) = nan
    errno == EDOM: Numerical argument out of domain
    FE_INVALID raised

References

See also