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 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 .