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<center><font size="2">The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6<br>
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001<br>
Copyright &copy; 2001 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.</font></center>
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<h4><a name="tag_03_269_01"></a>NAME</h4>
<blockquote>iconv_open - codeset conversion allocation function</blockquote>
<h4><a name="tag_03_269_02"></a>SYNOPSIS</h4>
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<div class="box"><code><tt><sup>[<a href="javascript:open_code('XSI')">XSI</a>]</sup> <img src="../images/opt-start.gif" alt=
"[Option Start]" border="0"> #include &lt;<a href="../basedefs/iconv.h.html">iconv.h</a>&gt;<br>
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iconv_t iconv_open(const char *</tt><i>tocode</i><tt>, const char *</tt><i>fromcode</i><tt>); <img src="../images/opt-end.gif"
alt="[Option End]" border="0"></tt></code></div>
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<h4><a name="tag_03_269_03"></a>DESCRIPTION</h4>
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<p>The <i>iconv_open</i>() function shall return a conversion descriptor that describes a conversion from the codeset specified by
the string pointed to by the <i>fromcode</i> argument to the codeset specified by the string pointed to by the <i>tocode</i>
argument. For state-dependent encodings, the conversion descriptor shall be in a codeset-dependent initial shift state, ready for
immediate use with <a href="../functions/iconv.html"><i>iconv</i>()</a>.</p>
<p>Settings of <i>fromcode</i> and <i>tocode</i> and their permitted combinations are implementation-defined.</p>
<p>A conversion descriptor shall remain valid until it is closed by <a href=
"../functions/iconv_close.html"><i>iconv_close</i>()</a> or an implicit close.</p>
<p>If a file descriptor is used to implement conversion descriptors, the FD_CLOEXEC flag shall be set; see <a href=
"../basedefs/fcntl.h.html"><i>&lt;fcntl.h&gt;</i></a>.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_03_269_04"></a>RETURN VALUE</h4>
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<p>Upon successful completion, <i>iconv_open</i>() shall return a conversion descriptor for use on subsequent calls to <a href=
"../functions/iconv.html"><i>iconv</i>()</a>. Otherwise, <i>iconv_open</i>() shall return (<b>iconv_t</b>)-1 and set <i>errno</i>
to indicate the error.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_03_269_05"></a>ERRORS</h4>
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<p>The <i>iconv_open</i>() function may fail if:</p>
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<dt>[EMFILE]</dt>
<dd>{OPEN_MAX} file descriptors are currently open in the calling process.</dd>
<dt>[ENFILE]</dt>
<dd>Too many files are currently open in the system.</dd>
<dt>[ENOMEM]</dt>
<dd>Insufficient storage space is available.</dd>
<dt>[EINVAL]</dt>
<dd>The conversion specified by <i>fromcode</i> and <i>tocode</i> is not supported by the implementation.</dd>
</dl>
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<div class="box"><em>The following sections are informative.</em></div>
<h4><a name="tag_03_269_06"></a>EXAMPLES</h4>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_03_269_07"></a>APPLICATION USAGE</h4>
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<p>Some implementations of <i>iconv_open</i>() use <a href="../functions/malloc.html"><i>malloc</i>()</a> to allocate space for
internal buffer areas. The <i>iconv_open</i>() function may fail if there is insufficient storage space to accommodate these
buffers.</p>
<p>Conforming applications must assume that conversion descriptors are not valid after a call to one of the <i><a href=
"../functions/exec.html">exec</a></i> functions.</p>
<p>Application developers should consult the system documentation to determine the supported codesets and their naming schemes.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_03_269_08"></a>RATIONALE</h4>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_03_269_09"></a>FUTURE DIRECTIONS</h4>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_03_269_10"></a>SEE ALSO</h4>
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<p><a href="iconv.html"><i>iconv</i>()</a> , <a href="iconv_close.html"><i>iconv_close</i>()</a> , the Base Definitions volume of
IEEE&nbsp;Std&nbsp;1003.1-2001, <a href="../basedefs/fcntl.h.html"><i>&lt;fcntl.h&gt;</i></a>, <a href=
"../basedefs/iconv.h.html"><i>&lt;iconv.h&gt;</i></a></p>
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<h4><a name="tag_03_269_11"></a>CHANGE HISTORY</h4>
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<p>First released in Issue 4. Derived from the HP-UX Manual.</p>
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