Error:System.Text.Encoding' does not contain a definition for 'Default'

Question

I am getting the following error: 'System.Text.Encoding' does not contain a definition for 'Default' when I am trying to use Default method of Encoding through

var str2 = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetString(bytearray);

Through,MSDN I have learn there exist Default method in System.Text.Encoding, then why I am getting this error? MSDN refrence for Default is here:enter link description here

please help me out.

Answer 1

Encoding.Default refers to the system-default ANSI code-page in regular windows, inherited from the depths of time. Even on regular windows, it is not a good idea to use Encoding.Default. No such concept exists on windows phone, so : use the correct encoding; which usually means .UTF8.

Windows phone does not use the same .NET framework as windows, although they are very similar and much code will compile identically.