ARGF#external_encoding

ARGF.external_encoding → encoding

static VALUE
argf_external_encoding(VALUE argf)
{
    return argf_encoding(argf, rb_io_external_encoding);
}

Returns the external encoding for files read from ARGF as an Encoding object. The external encoding is the encoding of the text as stored in a file. Contrast with ARGF.internal_encoding, which is the encoding used to represent this text within Ruby.

To set the external encoding use ARGF.set_encoding.

For example:

Example

ARGF.external_encoding  #=>  #<Encoding:UTF-8>

See also #eof? #file #eof #filename also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0

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