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WSGetReal128() returns 0 in the event of an error, and a nonzero value if the function succeeds.

Use (NonWLLink[WSError(), paclet:ref/c/WSError]) to retrieve the error code if WSGetReal128() fails.

WSGetReal128() is declared in the WSTP header file (RefLink[wstp.h, paclet:ref/file/wstp.h]).

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#include "wstp.h"

/* read a extended-precision floating-point number from a link */

void f(WSLINK lp)
{
	wsextended_double r;

	if(! WSGetReal128(lp, &r))
		{ /* unable to read the floating-point number from lp */ }

	/* ... */
}

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