Ruby Unicode Encoding

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What is the Unicode encoding for Ruby? I know that most languages are encoded in UTF-16 like Java. I was wondering what Ruby was encoded in. I've checked the documentation, but can't find any reference to it.

theglauber · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-07 15:22:28Z

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There are lots of encodings supported in Ruby. Try typing the following in irb:

Encoding.name_list

Also see these blog entries:

Ruby 1.9 String

Ruby 1.9: default encodings

answered Jun 7, 2012 at 15:22

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theglauber Over a year ago

(You didn't specify version, so i assumed 1.9.)

Victor Kmita Over a year ago

Do you know what the default encoding is?

theglauber Over a year ago

@VictorKmita : it depends. The blog entry i linked above (Ruby 1.9: default encodings) is the most clear explanation that i've seen.

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