The fcvt function converts value to a null-terminated string and returns a pointer to it. The resulting low-order digit is rounded to the correct digit for outputting ndigits digits in C F-format. The decpt argument is assigned the position of the decimal point relative to the first character in the string. In C F-format, ndigits is the number of digits desired after the decimal point. Very large numbers produce a very long string of digits before the decimal point, and ndigit of digits after the decimal point. For large numbers, it is preferable to use the gcvt or ecvt function so that E-format is used. Repeated calls to the fcvt function overwrite any existing string. The ecvt, fcvt, and gcvt functions represent the following special values specified in the IEEE Standard for floating-point arithmetic: Value Representation Quiet NaN NaNQ Signalling NaNS NaN +Infinity Infinity -Infinity -Infinity The sign associated with each of these values is stored into the sign argument. In IEEE floating-point representation, a value of 0 (zero) can be positive or negative, as set by the sign argument. See also gcvt and ecvt.