cimag(), cimagf(), cimagl() — Calculate the complex imaginary part

Standards

Standards / Extensions C or C++ Dependencies

C99
Single UNIX Specification, Version 3

both

z/OS V1R7
a compiler that is designed
to support C99

Format

#include <complex.h>

double cimag(double complex z);
float cimagf(float complex z);
long double cimagl(long double complex z);

General description

The cimag() family of functions compute the imaginary part of z.
Note: The following table shows the viable formats for these functions. See IEEE binary floating-point for more information about IEEE Binary Floating-Point.
Function Hex IEEE
cimag X X
cimagf X X
cimagl X X

Returned value

The cimag() family of functions return the imaginary part value (as a real).

Example

For an example of a similar function see cacos(), cexp() or cpow().

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