Module iconv

iconv encoding and decoding module

Reference method:

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var encoding = require('encoding');
var iconv = encoding.iconv;

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var iconv = require('iconv');

iconv will use the codes installed in the system for processing. The iconv module also supports the following built-in code sets:

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"utf8", "utf-8",

"ucs2", "ucs-2", "utf16", "utf-16",
"ucs2le", "ucs-2le", "utf16le", "utf-16le",
"ucs2be", "ucs-2be", "utf16be", "utf-16be",

"ucs4", "ucs-4", "utf32", "utf-32",
"ucs4le", "ucs-4le", "utf32le", "utf-32le",
"ucs4be", "ucs-4be", "utf32be", "utf-32be"

Static function

encode

Convert text to binary data with iconv

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static Buffer iconv.encode(String charset,
    String data);

Call parameters:

• charset: String, specify the character set
• data: String, the text to be converted

Return result:

• Buffer, Return the decoded binary data

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decode

Use iconv to Buffer Convert content to text

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static String iconv.decode(String charset,
    Buffer data);

Call parameters:

• charset: String, specify the character set
• data: Buffer, The binary data to be converted

Return result:

• String, Return the encoded string

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isEncoding

Check whether the character set is supported

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static Boolean iconv.isEncoding(String charset);

Call parameters:

• charset: String, specify the character set

Return result:

• Boolean, Return whether the character set is supported