DataUsingEncodingAllowLossyConversion Method (encoding, flag)

Returns an NSData object containing a representation of the receiver encoded using a given encoding.

Original signature is '- (NSData *)dataUsingEncoding:(NSStringEncoding)encoding allowLossyConversion:(BOOL)flag'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public virtual NSData DataUsingEncodingAllowLossyConversion(
	NSStringEncoding encoding,
	bool flag
)

Public Overridable Function DataUsingEncodingAllowLossyConversion ( _
	encoding As NSStringEncoding, _
	flag As Boolean _
) As NSData

public:
virtual NSData^ DataUsingEncodingAllowLossyConversion(
	NSStringEncoding encoding, 
	bool flag
)

Parameters

encoding (NSStringEncoding): A string encoding.

flag (Boolean): If YES, then allows characters to be removed or altered in conversion.

Return Value

An NSData object containing a representation of the receiver encoded using encoding. Returns nil if flag is NO and the receiver can’t be converted without losing some information (such as accents or case).

Version Information

Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.Foundation (Module: Monobjc.Foundation)