MediaTypeFormatter.SelectCharacterEncoding Method (HttpContentHeaders)

Determines the best character encoding for reading or writing an HTTP entity body, given a set of content headers.

Namespace:   System.Net.Http.Formatting
Assembly:  System.Net.Http.Formatting (in System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll)

Syntax

public Encoding SelectCharacterEncoding(
    HttpContentHeaders contentHeaders
)

public:
Encoding^ SelectCharacterEncoding(
    HttpContentHeaders^ contentHeaders
)

member SelectCharacterEncoding : 
        contentHeaders:HttpContentHeaders -> Encoding

Public Function SelectCharacterEncoding (
    contentHeaders As HttpContentHeaders
) As Encoding

Parameters

• contentHeaders
  Type: System.Net.Http.Headers.HttpContentHeaders

  The content headers.

Return Value

Type: System.Text.Encoding

The encoding that is the best match.

See Also

MediaTypeFormatter Class
System.Net.Http.Formatting Namespace

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