The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2013 The IEEE and The Open Group

#### NAME

> iconv_close - codeset conversion deallocation function

#### SYNOPSIS

> ``#include <iconv.h>
> int iconv_close(iconv_t` cd`);
> ``

#### DESCRIPTION

> The iconv_close() function shall deallocate the conversion descriptor cd and all other associated resources allocated by iconv_open().

> If a file descriptor is used to implement the type iconv_t, that file descriptor shall be closed.

#### RETURN VALUE

> Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned; otherwise, -1 shall be returned and errno set to indicate the error.

#### ERRORS

> The iconv_close() function may fail if:

> [EBADF]
>   The conversion descriptor is invalid.

The following sections are informative.

#### EXAMPLES

> None.

#### APPLICATION USAGE

> None.

#### RATIONALE

> None.

#### FUTURE DIRECTIONS

> None.

#### SEE ALSO

> iconv, iconv_open

> XBD <iconv.h>

#### CHANGE HISTORY

> First released in Issue 4. Derived from the HP-UX Manual.

#### Issue 7

> The iconv_close() function is moved from the XSI option to the Base.

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