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Name

iconv_close — deallocate descriptor for character set conversion

Synopsis

        #include <iconv.h>
int iconv_close( iconv_t cd);
 

DESCRIPTION

The iconv_close() function deallocates a conversion descriptor cd previously allocated using iconv_open(3).

RETURN VALUE

When successful, the iconv_close() function returns 0. In case of error, it sets errno and returns −1.

VERSIONS

This function is available in glibc since version 2.1.

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface Attribute Value
iconv_close() Thread safety MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SUSv2.

SEE ALSO

iconv(3), iconv_open(3)

COLOPHON

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