atan2f3
Arc tangent function of two variables
Part of atan2(3).
Usage
double atan2(double
y,
double
x);
float
atan2f(float
y,
float
x);
long
double
atan2l(long
double
y,
long
double
x);
_ISOC99_SOURCE { | | _POSIX_C_SOURCE
>=
200112L}
Library
Math library (libm, -lm)
Overview
These functions calculate the principal value of the arc tangent of y/x, using the signs of the two arguments to determine the quadrant of the result.
Return value
On success, these functions return the principal value of the arc tangent of y/x in radians; the return value is in the range [-pi, pi].
If y is +0 (-0) and x is less than 0, +pi (-pi) is returned.
If y is +0 (-0) and x is greater than 0, +0 (-0) is returned.
If y is less than 0 and x is +0 or -0, -pi/2 is returned.
If y is greater than 0 and x is +0 or -0, pi/2 is returned.
If either x or y is NaN, a NaN is returned.
If y is +0 (-0) and x is -0, +pi (-pi) is returned.
If y is +0 (-0) and x is +0, +0 (-0) is returned.
If y is a finite value greater (less) than 0, and x is negative infinity, +pi (-pi) is returned.
If y is a finite value greater (less) than 0, and x is positive infinity, +0 (-0) is returned.
If y is positive infinity (negative infinity), and x is finite, pi/2 (-pi/2) is returned.
If y is positive infinity (negative infinity) and x is negative infinity, +3*pi/4 (-3*pi/4) is returned.
If y is positive infinity (negative infinity) and x is positive infinity, +pi/4 (-pi/4) is returned.
Errors
No errors occur.
Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| atan2(), atan2f(), atan2l() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
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