method

external_encoding

v1_9_3_125 - Show latest stable - Class: IO

external_encoding()

public

Returns the Encoding object that represents the encoding of the file. If io is write mode and no encoding is specified, returns nil.

static VALUE
rb_io_external_encoding(VALUE io)
{
    rb_io_t *fptr;

    GetOpenFile(io, fptr);
    if (fptr->encs.enc2) {
        return rb_enc_from_encoding(fptr->encs.enc2);
    }
    if (fptr->mode & FMODE_WRITABLE) {
        if (fptr->encs.enc)
            return rb_enc_from_encoding(fptr->encs.enc);
        return Qnil;
    }
    return rb_enc_from_encoding(io_read_encoding(fptr));
}

external_encoding

Related methods