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Method

Returns a String with the same data as the given string, but with the encoding of the passed encoding.

Usage

result = sourceVariable.DefineEncoding(encoding)

Part	Type	Description
result	String	The result of encoding str using the encoding specified by enc.
sourceVariable	String	The String to be encoded.
encoding	TextEncoding	The TextEncoding to be used to encode str.

Notes

This function is useful when you have a string whose encoding is known to you but not to your application. The encoding of all strings created in your application is UTF-8, so you don't have to use DefineEncoding on them.

Consult the values of Base entry for TextEncoding when creating the TextEncoding object using the GetTextEncoding function.

Sample Code

The following code takes 8 bytes from a MemoryBlock and sets the encoding to UTF16.

Var source As String = MyMemoryBlock.StringValue(0, 8)
TextField1.Value = source.DefineEncoding(Encodings.UTF16)

This code uses DefineEncoding when reading text from a TCPSocket.

TextField1.Value = TCPSocket1.ReadAll.DefineEncoding(Encodings.UTF8)

See Also

TextEncoding class; String.ConvertEncoding, Encoding, GetTextEncoding functions; Encodings module.