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ICONV_OPEN(3P)          POSIX Programmer's Manual         ICONV_OPEN(3P)

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       This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
       Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
       corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
       or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME         top

       iconv_open — codeset conversion allocation function

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <iconv.h>

       iconv_t iconv_open(const char *tocode, const char *fromcode);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The iconv_open() function shall return a conversion descriptor
       that describes a conversion from the codeset specified by the
       string pointed to by the fromcode argument to the codeset
       specified by the string pointed to by the tocode argument. For
       state-dependent encodings, the conversion descriptor shall be in
       a codeset-dependent initial shift state, ready for immediate use
       with iconv().

       Settings of fromcode and tocode and their permitted combinations
       are implementation-defined.

       A conversion descriptor shall remain valid until it is closed by
       iconv_close() or an implicit close.

       If a file descriptor is used to implement conversion descriptors,
       the FD_CLOEXEC flag shall be set; see <fcntl.h>.

RETURN VALUE         top

       Upon successful completion, iconv_open() shall return a
       conversion descriptor for use on subsequent calls to iconv().
       Otherwise, iconv_open() shall return (iconv_t)-1 and set errno to
       indicate the error.

ERRORS         top

       The iconv_open() function may fail if:

       EMFILE All file descriptors available to the process are
              currently open.

       ENFILE Too many files are currently open in the system.

       ENOMEM Insufficient storage space is available.

       EINVAL The conversion specified by fromcode and tocode is not
              supported by the implementation.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES         top

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE         top

       Some implementations of iconv_open() use malloc() to allocate
       space for internal buffer areas. The iconv_open() function may
       fail if there is insufficient storage space to accommodate these
       buffers.

       Conforming applications must assume that conversion descriptors
       are not valid after a call to one of the exec functions.

       Application developers should consult the system documentation to
       determine the supported codesets and their naming schemes.

RATIONALE         top

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS         top

       None.

SEE ALSO         top

       iconv(3p), iconv_close(3p)

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, fcntl.h(0p),
       iconv.h(0p)

COPYRIGHT         top

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
       form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
       Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
       Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
       (C) 2018 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 .

       Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page
       are most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of
       the source files to man page format. To report such errors, see
       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .

IEEE/The Open Group               2017                    ICONV_OPEN(3P)

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