Alessandro71 Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User Aug 3, 2026 #1 some string subs (for example BytesToString) requires a charset specifications. looking at examples, i've found both "UTF8" as well as "UTF-8". which is the correct constant to be used? are they equivalent or one of them is (or will be) deprecated?
some string subs (for example BytesToString) requires a charset specifications. looking at examples, i've found both "UTF8" as well as "UTF-8". which is the correct constant to be used? are they equivalent or one of them is (or will be) deprecated?
E emexes Expert Licensed User Longtime User Aug 4, 2026 #3 aeric said: AFAIK, both are accepted. Click to expand... Probably true but I feel it's simpler and safer to work with the system rather than against it ie "UTF-8" : [CODE lang="html" title="Log output"] Waiting for debugger to connect... Program started. UTF-16 UTF-16BE UTF-16LE UTF-32 UTF-32BE UTF-32LE UTF-8 x-UTF-16LE-BOM X-UTF-32BE-BOM X-UTF-32LE-BOM Program terminated (StartMessageLoop was not called). [/CODE] Attachments 1785855687830.png 11.3 KB · Views: 145 Last edited: Aug 4, 2026 Upvote 0
aeric said: AFAIK, both are accepted. Click to expand... Probably true but I feel it's simpler and safer to work with the system rather than against it ie "UTF-8" : [CODE lang="html" title="Log output"] Waiting for debugger to connect... Program started. UTF-16 UTF-16BE UTF-16LE UTF-32 UTF-32BE UTF-32LE UTF-8 x-UTF-16LE-BOM X-UTF-32BE-BOM X-UTF-32LE-BOM Program terminated (StartMessageLoop was not called). [/CODE]
LucaMs Expert Licensed User Longtime User Aug 4, 2026 #4 This is why all libraries should provide very useful constants! Upvote 0
