Detecting the default encoding used by the host operating system in Adobe AIR

By On December 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The following example shows how you can detect the default encoding used by the host operating system by using the static File.systemCharset property.

Full code after the jump.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<mx:WindowedApplication name="File_systemCharset_test"
        xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        height="200">
 
    <mx:VBox>
        <mx:Label text="File.systemCharset:" />
        <mx:Label text="{File.systemCharset}"
                selectable="true"
                fontSize="48" />
    </mx:VBox>
 
</mx:WindowedApplication>