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PositiveGuy
PositiveGuy

Reputation: 47743

context.Response.Charset = Encoding.UTF8.ToString();

I had used this in my code to set the Charset but IE did not like it. Any reason why?

context.Response.Charset = Encoding.UTF8.ToString();

I ended up having to set it to just context.Response.ContentType = "application/json;charset=utf-8" or context.Response.Charset = "utf-8"; instead. Not sure then what Encoding.UTF8.ToString(); would be utilized for if IE can't take it

Upvotes: 7

Views: 33011

Answers (3)

Alex
Alex

Reputation: 2875

Context.Response.Charset = Encoding.UTF8.WebName;

Gets the name registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for the current encoding.

Upvotes: 29

Carlos Figueira
Carlos Figueira

Reputation:

use Encoding.UTF8.WebName to get the value to be used in the charset.

Upvotes: 1

Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey

Reputation: 180787

Encoding.UTF8.ToString();

doesn't return

"utf-8"

It returns

"System.Text.UTF8Encoding"

which is the name of the type that Encoding.UTF8 lives in.

The name of the type (or class definition) is always returned by Object.ToString() if there is no overriding method in the class (which is the case here).

Upvotes: 5

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