NAME

     toascii - convert character to ASCII

SYNOPSIS

     #include <ctype.h>

     int toascii (int c);

DESCRIPTION

     toascii() converts c to a 7-bit  unsigned  char  value  that
     fits  into  the  ASCII  character set, by clearing the high-
     order bits.

RETURN VALUE

     The value returned is that of the converted character.

CONFORMING TO

     SVID, BSD

BUGS

     Many people will be unhappy if you use this function.   This
     function  will  convert accented letters into random charac-
     ters.

SEE ALSO

     isascii(3), toupper(3), tolower(3)