IEncodingProvider (org.eclipse.xtext 2.30.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

EclipseProjectPropertiesEncodingProvider, IEncodingProvider.Runtime, XMLEncodingProvider
```
public interface IEncodingProvider
```
Provides the file encoding for a language.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class IEncodingProvider.Runtime

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getEncoding(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI uri)`	Returns the encoding that should be used to read a resource from the given uri.

- Method Detail
  - getEncoding
```
java.lang.String getEncoding(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI uri)
```
    Returns the encoding that should be used to read a resource from the given uri. If the uri is null, the default encoding for the language is returned. At runtime, the default encoding was either configured externally or it is obtained from the class Charset. In the UI environment, the encoding should usually be read from the workspace metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    uri - the uri of the specific resource or null to obtain the default encoding.