stringprep\_utf8\_to\_locale(3) libidn stringprep\_utf8\_to\_locale(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

stringprep\_utf8\_to\_locale - API function

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**#include <stringprep.h>**

**char * stringprep\_utf8\_to\_locale(const char * str);**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[const char * str](#const)

input zero terminated string.

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Convert string encoded in UTF-8 into the locale's character set by using **stringprep\_convert()**.

Return value: Returns newly allocated zero-terminated string which is *str* transcoded into the locale's character set.

# [REPORTING BUGS](#REPORTING_BUGS)

Report bugs to <help-libidn@gnu.org>.  
General guidelines for reporting bugs: https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/  
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# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright © 2002-2026 Simon Josefsson.  
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

The full documentation for **libidn** is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the **info** and **libidn** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

**info libidn**

should give you access to the complete manual. As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:

**https://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/manual/**

1.44 libidn

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Document: stringprep_utf8_to_locale(3) from libidn 1.44-r4 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn