<iconv.h>(0P)                                       POSIX Programmer's Manual                                      <iconv.h>(0P)



NAME
       iconv.h - codeset conversion facility

SYNOPSIS
       #include <iconv.h>

DESCRIPTION
       The <iconv.h> header shall define the following type:

       iconv_t
              Identifies the conversion from one codeset to another.


       The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.


              iconv_t iconv_open(const char *, const char *);
              size_t  iconv(iconv_t, char **restrict, size_t *restrict,
                          char **restrict, size_t *restrict);
              int     iconv_close(iconv_t);

       The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE
       None.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       The System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, iconv(), iconv_close(), iconv_open()

COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this  text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for
       Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6,  Copy-
       right (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any
       discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open  Group
       Standard   is   the   referee   document.   The   original   Standard   can   be   obtained  online  at  http://www.open-
       group.org/unix/online.html .



IEEE/The Open Group                                           2003                                                 <iconv.h>(0P)