Informix DataBlade API Programmer's Manual DataBlade API Function Descriptions

The ifx_int8toint() function converts an int8 type number into a C int type number.

mint ifx_int8toint(int8_val,  int_val)

	ifx_int8_t  *int8_val;

	mint  *int_val;

 



int8_val  

is a pointer to an int8 structure whose value ifx_int8toint() converts to an mint type value. 


int_val

is a pointer to an mint value where ifx_int8toint() places the result of the conversion.

The ifx_int8toint() library function converts an int8 value to a C integer. The size of a C integer depends upon the hardware and operating system of the computer you are using. Therefore, the ifx_int8toint() function equates an integer value with the SQL SMALLINT data type. The valid range of a SMALLINT is between 32767 and -32767. To convert larger int8 values to larger integers, use the ifx_int8tolong() library function.