NSString encoding from strings with chars like \u00f6 to UTF8

Question

I get a NSStrings with characters like \u00f6. I can't find how to encode it to UTF8.

    NSString *resultString = [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:wikiSearchURL usedEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:&err];

Thanks...

Answer 1

I think you want to do this:

NSString *resultString = [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:wikiSearchURL encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:&err];

the usedEncoding: one will tell you what encoding it used when it parsed the URL, while the encoding: one will force it to use a particular encoding.