GetTextEncoding Function

Returns a TextEncoding object based on user-specified parameters.

Syntax

result = GetTextEncoding( Base, [Variant], [Format] )

Parameters

Base

Integer

The type of encoding.

Variant

Integer (Optional)

Specific variation of Base.

Format

Integer (Optional)

Format--only used by Unicode for defining which format of Unicode you wish to use

Return Value

Result

TextEncoding

TextEncoding object.

Notes


See the TextConverter class for the Base and Variant codes. The codes for Format are as follows:

Name

Code

Default Format

0

Unicode16BitFormat

0

UnicodeUTF7Format

1

UnicodeUTF8Format

2

Unicode32BitFormat

3



Example

See the example for GetTextConverter.


See Also

ConvertEncoding, DefineEncoding, Encoding, GetTextConverter, GetFontTextEncoding, GetInternetTextEncoding functions; Encodings object; TextEncoding, TextConverter classes.