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



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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 POSIX.1-2017, <iconv.h>

COPYRIGHT
       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
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