HTML Character Encodings

Download: Chilkat .NET Assemblies

This C# example demonstrates the fact that regardless of the character encoding of an HTML page, the QuickGetStr method always returns the page converted to a Unicode string. Note: The QuickGet method returns a byte array, so it will return the HTML page in it's original character encoding.

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool unlocked = http.UnlockComponent("Any string begins 30-day trial");
if (!unlocked)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Failed to unlock HTTP component");
    return;
}

// The URL "http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/" points to an HTML page containing
// characters using the Shift_JIS encoding.  However, the string returned
// by QuickGetStr is always Unicode.  Regardless of the original encoding
// of a web page, the HTML text returned will always be a Unicode string.
string htmlPage = http.QuickGetStr("http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/");

if (htmlPage == null)
{
    MessageBox.Show(http.LastErrorText);
}
else
{
    textBox1.Text = htmlPage;
}

Important: The download for this example does not contain the ChilkatDotNet2.dll which
must be downloaded and installed separately at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads.asp.
Once installed, add a reference to the DLL in the project by following the instructions at
http://www.example-code.com/csharp/step2.asp