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# Iconv
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iconv wrapper, used to be ext/iconv
## Abstract
Iconv is a wrapper class for the UNIX 95 <code>iconv()</code> function family,
which translates string between various encoding systems.
See Open Group's on-line documents for more details.
* <code>iconv.h</code>: http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xsh/iconv.h.html
* <code>iconv_open()</code>: http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xsh/iconv_open.html
* <code>iconv()</code>: http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xsh/iconv.html
* <code>iconv_close()</code>: http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xsh/iconv_close.html
Which coding systems are available is platform-dependent.
## Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
```ruby
gem 'iconv'
```
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install iconv
## Usage
1. Simple conversion between two charsets.
```ruby
converted_text = Iconv.conv('iso-8859-15', 'utf-8', text)
```
2. Instantiate a new `Iconv` and use method `Iconv#iconv`.
```ruby
cd = Iconv.new(to, from)
begin
input.each { |s| output << cd.iconv(s) }
output << cd.iconv(nil) # Don't forget this!
ensure
cd.close
end
```
3. Invoke `Iconv.open` with a block.
```ruby
Iconv.open(to, from) do |cd|
input.each { |s| output << cd.iconv(s) }
output << cd.iconv(nil)
end
```
4. Shorthand for (3).
```ruby
Iconv.iconv(to, from, *input.to_a)
```
## Attentions
Even if some extensions of implementation dependent are useful,
DON'T USE those extensions in libraries and scripts to widely distribute.
If you want to use those feature, use `String#encode`.
## Contributing
1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
5. Create new Pull Request
## License
Ruby License/2-clause BSDL
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