Re: [XHR] i18n comment 7: Encoding of DOMString

On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:21:05 +0100, Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU> wrote:
> 1)  Gecko always sends a DOMString 'data' as UTF-8.  The Content-Type  
> header being sent is changed as needed if it does not already contain  
> charset=UTF-8 (up to case, etc).

Added.


> 2)  When 'data' is a Document, it's encoded using the inputEncoding.   
> This may not match the xmlEncoding if the document was served over HTTP  
> and there was a Content-Type header that specified a different encoding  
> from the XML declaration.  The XML declaration, if any, in the  
> serialization specifies the actual encoding used when serializing.  The  
> XMLHttpRequest Content-Type header is also adjusted to specify the same  
> encoding.

Added.


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Received on Wednesday, 12 December 2007 17:10:54 UTC