exp2, exp2f, exp2l

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Defined in header <math.h>
float exp2f ( float n ) ;
(1) (since C99)
double exp2 ( double n ) ;
(2) (since C99)
long double exp2l ( long double n ) ;
(3) (since C99)
Defined in header <tgmath.h>
#define exp2( n )
(4) (since C99)
1-3) Computes 2 raised to the given power n .
4) Type-generic macro: If n has type long double , exp2l is called. Otherwise, if n has integer type or the type double , exp2 is called. Otherwise, exp2f is called.

Parameters

n - floating-point value

Return value

If no errors occur, the base- 2 exponential of n ( 2 n ) is returned.

If a range error due to overflow occurs, +HUGE_VAL , +HUGE_VALF , or +HUGE_VALL is returned.

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 .

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

  • If the argument is ±0, 1 is returned
  • If the argument is -∞, +0 is returned
  • If the argument is +∞, +∞ is returned
  • If the argument is NaN, NaN is returned

Example

#include <errno.h>
#include <fenv.h>
#include <float.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
// #pragma STDC FENV_ACCESS ON
 
int main(void)
{
    printf("exp2(5) = %f\n", exp2(5));
    printf("exp2(0.5) = %f\n", exp2(0.5));
    printf("exp2(-4) = %f\n", exp2(-4));
    // special values
    printf("exp2(-0.9) = %f\n", exp2(-0.9));
    printf("exp2(-Inf) = %f\n", exp2(-INFINITY));
    //error handling
    errno = 0; feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT);
    printf("exp2(1024) = %f\n", exp2(1024));
    if (errno == ERANGE)
        perror("    errno == ERANGE");
    if (fetestexcept(FE_OVERFLOW))
        puts("    FE_OVERFLOW raised");
}

Possible output:

exp2(5) = 32.000000
exp2(0.5) = 1.414214
exp2(-4) = 0.062500
exp2(-0.9) = 0.535887
exp2(-Inf) = 0.000000
exp2(1024) = Inf
    errno == ERANGE: Result too large
    FE_OVERFLOW raised

References

  • C23 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2024):
  • 7.12.6.2 The exp2 functions (p: TBD)
  • 7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: TBD)
  • F.10.3.2 The exp2 functions (p: TBD)
  • C17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):
  • 7.12.6.2 The exp2 functions (p: 177)
  • 7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 272-273)
  • F.10.3.2 The exp2 functions (p: 379)
  • C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
  • 7.12.6.2 The exp2 functions (p: 242-243)
  • 7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 373-375)
  • F.10.3.2 The exp2 functions (p: 521)
  • C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):
  • 7.12.6.2 The exp2 functions (p: 223)
  • 7.22 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 335-337)
  • F.9.3.2 The exp2 functions (p: 458)

See also

(C99) (C99)
computes e raised to the given power ( e x )
(function)
(C99) (C99) (C99)
computes e raised to the given power, minus one ( e x -1 )
(function)
(C99) (C99) (C99)
computes base-2 logarithm ( log 2 (x) )
(function)