idn_setlocalencoding(3)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, meet idn_setlocalencoding — the function that literally sets the local encoding. This page is idn_setlocalencoding(3) from the Library Functions Manual, and it's here to make your encoding vibes immaculate. ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <idn/api.h>

idn_result_t
idn_setlocalencoding(const char *name);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So the function sets "the local encoding" to name. Periodt. 💅

That local encoding value is highkey important because it affects the results of the IDN_UNICODECONV and IDN_LOCALCONV actions in encoding and decoding conversions. No cap, it's giving main character energy in your conversion pipeline. 🔥

If the name argument is NULL, the local encoding is determined by locale information. For example, if the locale category LC_CTYPE has been set to "ja_JP.UTF-8", the idnkit library supposes the local encoding is "UTF-8". And if an application changes its locale setting, the local encoding value is changed automatically too — cute little automatic vibe shift. 🦋

⚠️ plot twist, bestie: once a non-NULL local encoding name has been set by idn_setlocalencoding(), or set by the IDN_LOCAL_CODESET environment variable, the local encoding will not be changed by locale information any longer. It's locked in, iykyk. 🔒

Upon success, idn_setlocalencoding() returns idn_success. Otherwise, it returns an error code. See idn_result_tostring(3) for the complete list of error codes. Slay. ✅

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

• libidnkit(3)
• idn_checkname(3)
• idn_comparenames(3)
• idn_decodename(3)
• idn_encodename(3)
• idn_nameinit(3)
• idn_result_tostring(3)
• idnalias.conf(5)

💖 okay bye bestie — this one's from the Library Functions Manual, dated Sep 21, 2012, and the function is idn_setlocalencoding(3). go off, encoding icon 👑💅