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ProjectRootElement.Encoding Property

Specifies the character encoding that the project file is to be saved in.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Construction
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Encoding As Encoding
public Encoding Encoding { get; }
public:
property Encoding^ Encoding {
    Encoding^ get ();
}
member Encoding : Encoding with get
function get Encoding () : Encoding

Property Value

Type: System.Text.Encoding
Returns the character encoding that the project file is to be saved in.

Remarks

Returns the encoding given by the Xml declaration in the project file. If no encoding is specified, this defaults to UTF 8.

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See Also

Reference

ProjectRootElement Class

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace