libiconv_iconv_close(3)

libiconv_iconv_close3

Deallocate descriptor for character set conversion

Usage

#include <iconv.h>

int iconv_close (iconv_t cd);

Overview

The iconv_close function deallocates a conversion descriptor cd previously allocated using iconv_open.

Return value

When successful, the iconv_close function returns 0. In case of error, it sets errno and returns -1.

Conforming to

POSIX:2024

From libiconv 1.19-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.