xmlEncoding property

Gets a value that represents the character encoding that is specified in the declaration of an XML document.

Syntax

Property values

Type: String

A String that represents the character encoding, or a null value if the character encoding is not specified in the declaration or the specified value is not known.

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification, Section 1.2

Examples

The following code example shows an XML declaration that specifies character encoding.

<?xml encoding="UTF-8"?>

See also

document