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)

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Referenced By

iconv(3), iconv_open(3).

2017-09-15 GNU Linux Programmer's Manual