The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2004 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.

#### NAME

> iconv.h - codeset conversion facility

#### SYNOPSIS

> `[XSI] #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()

#### CHANGE HISTORY

> First released in Issue 4.

#### Issue 6

> The restrict keyword is added to the prototype for iconv().

End of informative text.

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