Re: Determining Encoding of a file
From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] (skeet_at_pobox.com)
Date: 04/20/04
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:10:39 +0100
Bob <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Is there something under the CLR that I can use to determine the
> encoding of a file that I am reading without me reading the first two
> bytes to see if they are set to a unicode BOM?
No. There *is* no such thing as an encoding of a file, for sure. Many
files are perfectly valid but with different meanings depending on
which encoding they're loaded with. There's no firm way of determining
the encoding - but looking at the first few bytes may give you a good
*idea*.
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