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ICONV_OPEN(3P)             POSIX Programmer's Manual            ICONV_OPEN(3P)

PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
       iconv_open - codeset conversion allocation function
SYNOPSIS
       #include <iconv.h>
       iconv_t iconv_open(const char *tocode, const char *fromcode);

DESCRIPTION
       The iconv_open() function shall return  a  conversion  descriptor  that
       describes a conversion from the codeset specified by the string pointed
       to by the fromcode argument to the  codeset  specified  by  the  string
       pointed  to  by the tocode argument. For state-dependent encodings, the
       conversion descriptor shall be in  a  codeset-dependent  initial  shift
       state, ready for immediate use with iconv().
       Settings  of  fromcode  and tocode and their permitted combinations are
       implementation-defined.
       A conversion descriptor shall  remain  valid  until  it  is  closed  by
       iconv_close() or an implicit close.
       If  a  file descriptor is used to implement conversion descriptors, the
       FD_CLOEXEC flag shall be set; see <fcntl.h>.
RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion,  iconv_open()  shall  return  a  conversion
       descriptor   for   use  on  subsequent  calls  to  iconv().  Otherwise,
       iconv_open() shall return (iconv_t)-1 and set  errno  to  indicate  the
       error.
ERRORS
       The iconv_open() function may fail if:
       EMFILE {OPEN_MAX}  file  descriptors  are currently open in the calling
              process.
       ENFILE Too many files are currently open in the system.
       ENOMEM Insufficient storage space is available.
       EINVAL The conversion specified by fromcode and tocode is not supported
              by the implementation.

       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       Some implementations of iconv_open() use malloc() to allocate space for
       internal buffer areas. The iconv_open() function may fail if  there  is
       insufficient storage space to accommodate these buffers.
       Conforming applications must assume that conversion descriptors are not
       valid after a call to one of the exec functions.
       Application developers  should  consult  the  system  documentation  to
       determine the supported codesets and their naming schemes.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       iconv(),    iconv_close(),    the    Base    Definitions    volume   of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <fcntl.h>, <iconv.h>
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 .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                       ICONV_OPEN(3P)