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  1. .\" Copyright (c) Perry Rapp
  2. .\" Copyright (c) Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
  3. .\"
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  7. .\" the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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  9. .\" References consulted:
  10. .\" iconv.h
  11. .\"
  12. .TH ICONVCTL 3 "March 31, 2007" "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
  13. .SH NAME
  14. iconvctl \- control iconv behavior
  15. .SH SYNOPSIS
  16. .nf
  17. .B #include <iconv.h>
  18. .sp
  19. .BI "int iconvctl (iconv_t " cd " , int " request ", void * " argument );
  20. .fi
  21. .SH DESCRIPTION
  22. The argument \fIcd\fP must be a conversion descriptor created using the
  23. function \fBiconv_open\fP.
  24. .PP
  25. \fBiconvctl\fP queries or adjusts the behavior of the \fBiconv\fP function,
  26. when invoked with the specified conversion descriptor, depending on the
  27. request value.
  28. .SH "REQUEST VALUES"
  29. The following are permissible values for the \fIrequest\fP parameter.
  30. .TP
  31. .B ICONV_TRIVIALP
  32. \fIargument\fP should be an \fBint *\fP which will receive 1 if the
  33. conversion is trivial, or 0 otherwise.
  34. .TP
  35. .B ICONV_GET_TRANSLITERATE
  36. \fIargument\fP should be an \fBint *\fP which will receive 1 if
  37. transliteration is enabled in the conversion, or 0 otherwise.
  38. .TP
  39. .B ICONV_SET_TRANSLITERATE
  40. \fIargument\fP should be a \fBconst int *\fP, pointing to an \fBint\fP value.
  41. A non-zero value is used to enable transliteration in the conversion. A zero
  42. value disables it.
  43. .TP
  44. .B ICONV_GET_DISCARD_ILSEQ
  45. \fIargument\fP should be an \fBint *\fP which will receive 1 if
  46. "illegal sequence discard and continue" is enabled in the conversion,
  47. or 0 otherwise.
  48. .TP
  49. .B ICONV_SET_DISCARD_ILSEQ
  50. \fIargument\fP should be a \fBconst int *\fP, pointing to an \fBint\fP value.
  51. A non-zero value is used to enable "illegal sequence discard and continue"
  52. in the conversion. A zero value disables it.
  53. .SH "RETURN VALUE"
  54. The \fBiconvctl\fP function returns 0 if it succeeds. In case of error, it sets
  55. \fBerrno\fP and returns \-1.
  56. .SH ERRORS
  57. The following errors can occur, among others:
  58. .TP
  59. .B EINVAL
  60. The request is invalid.
  61. .SH "CONFORMING TO"
  62. This function is implemented only in GNU libiconv and not in other \fBiconv\fP
  63. implementations. It is not backed by a standard. You can test for its presence
  64. through \fB(_LIBICONV_VERSION >= 0x0108)\fP.
  65. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  66. .BR iconv_open (3)
  67. .BR iconv (3)