ICONV_CLOSE(3) Linux Programmer's Manual ICONV_CLOSE(3)

iconv_close - deallocate descriptor for character set conversion

#include <iconv.h>
int iconv_close(iconv_t cd);

The iconv_close() function deallocates a conversion descriptor cd previously allocated using iconv_open(3).

When successful, the iconv_close() function returns 0. In case of error, it sets errno and returns -1.

This function is available in glibc since version 2.1.

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface Attribute Value
iconv_close () Thread safety MT-Safe

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SUSv2.

iconv(3), iconv_open(3)
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