Q: How can I convert numbers to strings (the opposite of atoi)? Is there an itoa function?
A: Just use sprintf:
sprintf(string, "%d", number);(Don't worry that sprintf may be overkill, potentially wasting run time or code space; it works well in practice.) See also the examples in the answer to question 7.5a, and also questions 8.6 and 12.21.
You can obviously use sprintf to convert long or floating-point numbers to strings as well (using %ld or %f); in other words, sprintf can also be thought of as the opposite of atol and atof. In addition, you have quite a bit of control over the formatting. (It's for these reasons that C supplies sprintf as a general solution, and not itoa.)
If you simply must write an itoa function, here are some things to consider:
See also questions 12.21 and 20.10.
References:
K&R1 Sec. 3.6 p. 60
K&R2 Sec. 3.6 p. 64