# ConvertEncoding

| **Name**    | ***ConvertEncoding***                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | ConvertEncoding (String str, String fromCodePage, String toCodePage)                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Purpose     | To return a string in the given encoding.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Description | Returns a string in the specified encoding, codepage value.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Return Type | String                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Parameters  | <p>Str \[System.String] – The string to convert</p><p>fromCodePage \[System.String] – The code page the string is currently encoded in. Default is UTF-8</p><p>toCodePage \[System.String] – The code page to convert to. Default is UTF-8</p> |

![](/files/JqJeESBb2nwncfOOPzsf)

**Example**

In this example, we are passing the required parameters to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*str =* Helloαβ

*fromCodePage* = 65001 (UTF-8 - Default)

*toCodePage* = 20127 (US - ASCII)

![](/files/caBJLwGVUqSURLpwa7wl)

Right-click on the function transformation object and select *Preview Output.* You can see that Astera has returned a string in the *Output*. This means that the provided string’s encoding has been successfully converted

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