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core.sys.posix.iconv

D binding for the POSIX iconv library.
Defines external functions required to use iconv codeset conversion function.
iconv_open(3) Allocates the descriptor for code conversion iconv(3) Performs the conversion iconvctl(3) Control iconv behavior iconv_close(3) Deallocates allocated resources
Authors:
Nemanja Boric
Standards:
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008
nothrow @nogc iconv_t iconv_open(scope const char* tocode, scope const char* fromcode);
Allocate descriptor for code conversion from codeset FROMCODE to codeset TOCODE.
nothrow @nogc size_t iconv(iconv_t cd, scope const char** inbuf, size_t* inbytesleft, char** outbuf, size_t* outbytesleft);
Convert at most *INBYTESLEFT bytes from *INBUF according to the code conversion algorithm specified by CD and place up to *OUTBYTESLEFT bytes in buffer at *OUTBUF.
nothrow @nogc int iconvctl(iconv_t cd, int request, void* argument);
iconvctl queries or adjusts the behavior of the iconv function, when invoked with the specified conversion descriptor, depending on the request value.
nothrow @nogc int iconv_close(iconv_t cd);
Free resources allocated for descriptor CD for code conversion.