.encoding()
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Description of the method
| Description: | .encoding() method returns the value of encoding attribute from the XML declaration. The method can be used for any context, but it always check the XML declaration. |
| Available for: | any |
| Parameters: | - |
| Return type: | string |
Example
| Context: | Message |
| OCL: | self.encoding() = "UTF-8" |
| Description: | The rule is checking if the value of the encoding attribute in XML declaration is "UTF-8". If it's not, an error will be given. |
The XML snippet below would pass this check.
| <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
The other snippet below however would not pass this check.
| <?xml version="1.0"?> |