<iconv.h>(P)						     POSIX Programmer's Manual						      <iconv.h>(P)

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 Technol-
       ogy -- 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 .

IEEE
/The Open Group						       2003							      <iconv.h>(P)