NAME

       iconv_close - codeset conversion deallocation function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <iconv.h>

       int iconv_close(iconv_t cd);

DESCRIPTION

       The  iconv_close()  function  shall  deallocate the conversion descriptor cd and all other
       associated resources allocated by iconv_open().

       If a file descriptor is used to implement the type iconv_t, that file descriptor shall  be
       closed.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned; otherwise, -1 shall be returned and errno
       set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       The iconv_close() function may fail if:

       EBADF  The conversion descriptor is invalid.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       iconv() , iconv_open() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <iconv.h>

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, 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 .