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TextWriter.Encoding Property

When overridden in a derived class, returns the Encoding in which the output is written.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

public virtual abstract Encoding Encoding { get; }

Property Value

The Encoding in which the output is written.

Remarks

This property is necessary for some XML scenarios where a header must be written containing the encoding used by the TextWriter. This allows the XML code to consume an arbitrary TextWriter and generate the correct XML header.

Version Information

Available in the .NET Micro Framework versions 3.0, 4.0, and 4.1.

See Also

Reference

TextWriter Class
TextWriter Members
System.IO Namespace