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TextWriter::Encoding Property

.NET Framework (current version)
 

When overridden in a derived class, returns the character encoding in which the output is written.

Namespace:   System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

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property Encoding^ Encoding {
	virtual Encoding^ get() abstract;
}

Property Value

Type: System.Text::Encoding^

The character encoding in which the output is written.

This property is necessary for some XML scenarios where a header must be written containing the encoding used by the TextWriter. This enables the XML code to consume an arbitrary TextWriter and generate the correct XML header.

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I-O Tasks.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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