CMPLXF

float complex       CMPLXF( float real, float imag );

double complex      CMPLX( double real, double imag );

long double complex CMPLXL( long double real, long double imag );

Each of these macros expands to an expression that evaluates to the value of the specified complex type, with the real part having the value of real (converted to the specified argument type) and the imaginary part having the value of imag (converted to the specified argument type).

The expressions are suitable for use as initializers for objects with static or thread storage duration, as long as the expressions real and imag are also suitable.

Parameters

Return value

A complex number composed of real and imag as the real and imaginary parts.

Notes

These macros are implemented as if the imaginary types are supported (even if they are otherwise not supported and _Imaginary_I is actually undefined) and as if defined as follows:

#define CMPLX(x, y) ((double complex)((double)(x) + _Imaginary_I * (double)(y)))
#define CMPLXF(x, y) ((float complex)((float)(x) + _Imaginary_I * (float)(y)))
#define CMPLXL(x, y) ((long double complex)((long double)(x) + \
                      _Imaginary_I * (long double)(y)))

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <complex.h>
 
int main(void)
{
    double complex z = CMPLX(0.0, -0.0);
    printf("z = %.1f%+.1fi\n", creal(z), cimag(z));
}

z = 0.0-0.0i

References

• C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
  • 7.3.9.3 The CMPLX macros (p: 197)

See also