__e2a_l() — Convert characters from EBCDIC to ASCII
Standards
| Standards / Extensions | C or C++ | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|
| both | z/OS V1R2 |
Format
#include <unistd.h>
size_t __e2a_l(char *bufptr, size_t szLen)General description
The __e2a_l() function converts szLen characters in bufptr between IBM-1047 and ISO8859-1, returning the number of characters converted if successful or -1 if not. Conversion occurs in place in the buffer. __e2a_l() is not sensitive to the locale, and only converts between ISO8859-1 and IBM-1047.
Note: This function is valid for applications compiled
XPLINK only.
Returned value
If successful, __e2a_l() returns the number of characters converted.
If unsuccessful, __e2a_l() returns -1 and sets errno to the
following value:
- Error Code
- Description
- EINVAL
- The pointer to bufptr is NULL or szLen is a negative value.