+/*
+ * Takes a int64_t and fills in a char* string with that number "radix"-based.
+ * Writes at most 21: chars ("-9223372036854775807" plus NUL).
+ * Returns the length of the string, not including the terminating NULL.
+ */
+U_CAPI int32_t U_EXPORT2
+T_CString_int64ToString(char* buffer, int64_t v, uint32_t radix)
+{
+ char tbuf[30];
+ int32_t tbx = sizeof(tbuf);
+ uint8_t digit;
+ int32_t length = 0;
+ uint64_t uval;
+
+ U_ASSERT(radix>=2 && radix<=16);
+ uval = (uint64_t) v;
+ if(v<0 && radix == 10) {
+ /* Only in base 10 do we conside numbers to be signed. */
+ uval = (uint64_t)(-v);
+ buffer[length++] = '-';
+ }
+
+ tbx = sizeof(tbuf)-1;
+ tbuf[tbx] = 0; /* We are generating the digits backwards. Null term the end. */
+ do {
+ digit = (uint8_t)(uval % radix);
+ tbuf[--tbx] = (char)(T_CString_itosOffset(digit));
+ uval = uval / radix;
+ } while (uval != 0);
+
+ /* copy converted number into user buffer */
+ uprv_strcpy(buffer+length, tbuf+tbx);
+ length += sizeof(tbuf) - tbx -1;
+ return length;