@node strtoul, string
@subheading Syntax

@example
#include <stdlib.h>

unsigned long strtoul(const char *s, char **endp, int base);
@end example

@subheading Description

This is just like @code{strtol} (@pxref{strtol}) except that the result
is unsigned. 

@subheading Return Value

The value.

@subheading Portability

@portability ansi, posix

@subheading Example

@example
printf("Enter a number: "); fflush(stdout);
gets(buf);
char *bp;
printf("The value is %u\n", strtoul(buf, &bp, 0));
@end example