mconv_stream_converter(3) Create a code converter bound to a stream.

SYNOPSIS

MConverter* mconv_stream_converter (MSymbol name, FILE * fp)

DESCRIPTION

Create a code converter bound to a stream. The mconv_stream_converter() function creates a pointer to a code converter for coding system name. The code converter is bound to stream fp. Subsequent decodings and encodings are done to/from this stream.

name can be Mnil. In this case, a coding system associated with the current locale (LC_CTYPE) is used.

RETURN VALUE

If the operation was successful, mconv_stream_converter() returns the created code converter. Otherwise it returns NULL and assigns an error code to the external variable merror_code.

ERRORS

MERROR_SYMBOL, MERROR_CODING

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001 Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
Copyright (C) 2001-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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