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ICONV_CLOSE 3C "Jul 24, 2002"
NAME
iconv_close - code conversion deallocation function
SYNOPSIS

#include <iconv.h>

int iconv_close(iconv_t cd);
DESCRIPTION

The iconv_close() function deallocates the conversion descriptor cd and all other associated resources allocated by the iconv_open(3C) function.

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

For examples using the iconv_close() function, see iconv(3C).

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, iconv_close() returns 0; otherwise, it returns -1 and sets errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The iconv_close() function may fail if: EBADF

The conversion descriptor is invalid.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
MT-Level MT-Safe
SEE ALSO

iconv(3C), iconv_open(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)