GetTextConverter
From Xojo Documentation
Creates a TextConverter object for converting between two encodings. It also works if the input encoding and output encoding are the same.
Syntax
result=GetTextConverter(inputEncoding, outputEncoding)
| Part | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | TextConverter | Object of type TextConverter, used to perform conversion from InputEncoding to OutputEncoding. |
| inputEncoding | TextEncoding | Input text encoding. |
| outputEncoding | TextEncoding | Output text encoding. |
Notes
Every string may internally have a record of its encoding as well as the bytes that constitute its actual text. In many cases, the encoding is unknown, but any string returned by a TextConverter will have a known encoding, and so will be treated properly by TextFields and Graphics.DrawString. This is why it may sometimes be useful to get a TextConverter where the input and output encodings are the same; it provides a way to make sure that your app knows what encoding a string represents.
Examples
The following example converts the text in a TextField:
c = GetTextConverter(GetTextEncoding(&h500), GetTextEncoding(0))
TextField2.Value = c.Convert(TextField1.Value)
See Also
ConvertEncoding, DefineEncoding, Encoding, GetFontTextEncoding, GetInternetTextEncoding, GetTextEncoding functions; TextConverter, TextEncoding classes; Encodings module.