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    GetSystemCodepage

    Return the system code page based on the program environment.

    Declaration

    Source position: unixcp.pp line 644

    function GetSystemCodepage : TSystemCodePage;

    Function result

    Detected code page, or system default if no system found.

    Description

    GetSystemCodepage returns the system code page, based on one of the environment variables LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE or LANG. The first non-empty variable (in the order mentioned here) is used.

    Errors

    If none is found, then a system default is used: Linux and Darwin use CP_UTF8, others use CP_ASCII.

    See also

    Name Description
    UnixCpMap Map with codepage names.
    GetSystemCodepage Return the system code page based on the program environment.
    GetCodepageByName Find code page by name.