Encoding.getDefaultCandidates

gtksource.encoding.Encoding[] getDefaultCandidates()

Gets the list of default candidate encodings to try when loading a file.

See [gtksource.file_loader.FileLoader.setCandidateEncodings].

This function returns a different list depending on the current locale (i.e. language, country and default encoding). The UTF-8 encoding and the current locale encoding are guaranteed to be present in the returned list.

Returns

the list of

default candidate encodings. Free with [glib.slist.SList.free].