Method

GetTextConverter

Description

Creates a TextConverter object for converting between two encodings. It also works if the input encoding and output encoding are the same.

Usage

result = GetTextConverter(inputEncoding, outputEncoding)

Part	Type	Description
result	TextConverter	Object of type TextConverter, used to perform conversion from InputEncoding to OutputEncoding.
inputEncoding	TextEncoding	Input text encoding.
outputEncoding	TextEncoding	Output text encoding.

Notes

Every string may internally have a record of its encoding as well as the bytes that constitute its actual text. In many cases, the encoding is unknown, but any string returned by a TextConverter will have a known encoding, and so will be treated properly by TextFields and Graphics.DrawText. This is why it may sometimes be useful to get a TextConverter where the input and output encodings are the same; it provides a way to make sure that your app knows what encoding a string represents.

Sample code

The following example converts the text in a TextField:

Var c As TextConverter
c = GetTextConverter(GetTextEncoding(&h500), GetTextEncoding(0))
TextField2.Text = c.Convert(TextField1.Text)

Compatibility

All project types on all supported operating systems.