iconv.h

<iconv.h>(P)							 <iconv.h>(P)



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  Technol-
       ogy  --	Portable  Operating  System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group
       Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (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.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .



POSIX				     2003			 <iconv.h>(P)