method

close

ruby latest stable - Class: Iconv

Method deprecated or moved

This method is deprecated or moved on the latest stable version. The last existing version (v1_9_3_392) is shown here.

close()
public

Finishes conversion.

After calling this, calling Iconv#iconv will cause an exception, but multiple calls of #close are guaranteed to end successfully.

Returns a string containing the byte sequence to change the output buffer to its initial shift state.