---
name: "SDL_iconv_utf8_locale"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsdl3-doc"
version: "3.2.10+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SDL_iconv_utf8_locale"
---

# SDL\_iconv\_utf8\_locale(3)

Convert a UTF-8 string to the current locale's character encoding.

## NAME

SDL\_iconv\_utf8\_locale - Convert a UTF-8 string to the current locale's character encoding.

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_stdinc.h

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
```

**#define SDL\_iconv\_utf8\_locale(S)    SDL\_iconv\_string(",** *UTF-8",***S,***SDL\_strlen(S)+1)*

## DESCRIPTION

This is a helper macro that might be more clear than calling

**SDL\_iconv\_string**\
  directly. However, it double-evaluates its parameter, so do not use an expression with side-effects here.

## RETURN VALUE

Returns a new string, converted to the new encoding, or NULL on error.

## AVAILABILITY

This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.