scan_xlong - parse an unsigned long integer in hexadecimal ASCII representation

#include <scan.h>

size_t scan_xlong(const char *src,unsigned long *dest);

scan_xlong parses an unsigned long integer in hexadecimal ASCII representation from src and writes the result into dest. It returns the number of bytes read from src.

scan_xlong understands both upper and lower case letters.

scan_xlong does not expect or understand a "0x" prefix.

fmt_xlong(3)