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| explain_iconv_open_or_die(3) | Library Functions Manual | explain_iconv_open_or_die(3) |
NAME¶
explain_iconv_open_or_die - prepare for charset conversion and report errorsSYNOPSIS¶
#include <libexplain/iconv_open.h>iconv_t explain_iconv_open_or_die(const char *tocode, const char
*fromcode);
iconv_t explain_iconv_open_on_error(const char *tocode, const char
*fromcode);
DESCRIPTION¶
The explain_iconv_open_or_die function is used to call the iconv_open(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_iconv_open(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).The explain_iconv_open_on_error function is used to call the iconv_open(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_iconv_open(3) function, but still returns to the caller.
- tocode
- The tocode, exactly as to be passed to the iconv_open(3) system call.
- fromcode
- The fromcode, exactly as to be passed to the iconv_open(3) system call.
RETURN VALUE¶
The explain_iconv_open_or_die function only returns on success, see iconv_open(3) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.The explain_iconv_open_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped iconv_open(3) system call.
EXAMPLE¶
The explain_iconv_open_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:iconv_t result = explain_iconv_open_or_die(tocode, fromcode);
SEE ALSO¶
- iconv_open(3)
- allocate descriptor for character set conversion
- explain_iconv_open(3)
- explain iconv_open(3) errors
- exit(2)
- terminate the calling process
COPYRIGHT¶
libexplain version 1.4Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Miller