Whatever message this page gives is out now! Go check it out!
GetEncoding
Last update:
May 18, 2026
Description
Returns the encoding (character set) of the Form or URL scope.
Returns
String; the character encoding of the specified scope.
Category
Function syntax
GetEncoding(scope_name) |
See also
History
ColdFusion MX: Added this function.
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
scope_name |
|
Usage
Use this function to determine the character encoding of the URL query string or the fields of a form that was submitted to the current page. The default encoding, if none has been explicitly set, is UTF-8.For more information, see www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets.
Example
<!--- This example sends the contents of two fields and interprets them as
big5 encoded text. Note that the form fields are received as URL variables because the form uses the GET method.--->
<cfcontent type="text/html; charset=big5">
<form action='#cgi.script_name#' method='get'>
<input name='xxx' type='text'>
<input name='yyy' type='text'>
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<cfif IsDefined("URL.xxx")>
<cfscript>
SetEncoding("url", "big5");
WriteOutput("URL.XXX is " & URL.xxx & "<br>");
WriteOutput("URL.YYY is " & URL.yyy & "<br>");
theEncoding = GetEncoding("URL");
WriteOutput("The URL variables were decoded using '" & theEncoding & "' encoding.");
WriteOutput("The encoding is " & theEncoding);
</cfscript>
</cfif>
We're glad. Tell us how this page helped.
We're sorry. Can you tell us what didn't work for you?
Share additional feedback to help us improve.
0/255
|
