Meaning of utoa by JOHN

UTOA 1 . C or C function under OS/UNIX format defines _OPEN_SYS_ITOA_EXT include char * utoa ( unsigned int n , char * buffer , int radix ) ; The utoa ( ) function converts the unmarked integer into a string of characters. The string is placed in the past buffer, l which must be of a sufficient size so that it can contain the output. The root value can be OCTAL, DECIMAL, or HEX. When decimal, utoa ( ) produces the same result as the statement : ( void ) sprintf ( buffer , "%u", n ) ; When the root is OCTAL, the function utoa ( ) formats the unassigned integer n into a constantWhen the root is HEX , utoa ( ) formats the unassigned integer n into a hexadecimal constant, which includes the lowercase abcdef if necessary (this is obvious, in order to express decimal numbers 10 to 15) 2 . Tactical Unit of Anti-Drug Operations of the Panama Police.