cimag, cimagf, cimagl

Retrieves the imaginary part of a complex number.

Syntax

double cimag( _Dcomplex z );
float cimagf( _Fcomplex z );
long double cimagl( _Lcomplex z );
#define cimag(X) // Requires C11 or higher

float cimag( _Fcomplex z );  // C++ only
long double cimag( _Lcomplex z );  // C++ only

Parameters

z
A complex number.

Return value

The imaginary part of z.

Remarks

Because C++ allows overloading, you can call overloads of cimag that take _Fcomplex or _Lcomplex values, and return float or long double values. In a C program, unless you're using the <tgmath.h> macro to call this function, cimag always takes a _Dcomplex value and returns a double value.

If you use the <tgmath.h> cimag() macro, the type of the argument determines which version of the function is selected. See Type-generic math for details.

Requirements

For more compatibility information, see Compatibility.

See also

Alphabetical function reference
norm, normf, norml
creal, crealf, creall
cproj, cprojf, cprojl
conj, conjf, conjl
carg, cargf, cargl
cabs, cabsf, cabsl