Question

I am trying to create a method that can detect the encoding schema of a text file. I know there are many out there, but I know for sure my text file with be either ASCII, UTF-8, or UTF-16. I only need to detect these three. Anyone know a way to do this?

Answer 1

Use the StreamReader to identify the encoding.

Example:

using(var r = new StreamReader(filename, Encoding.Default))
{
    richtextBox1.Text = r.ReadToEnd();
    var encoding = r.CurrentEncoding;
}