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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 .