# CharEncoding Property

## Overloads

| [CharEncoding](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.SearchObjectOptions.CharEncoding.htm#Qlik_Engine_SearchObjectOptions_CharEncoding) |  | Encoding used to compute qRanges of type SearchCharRange.<br><br>&lt;div class=note&gt;Only affects the computation of the ranges. It does not impact the encoding of the text.&lt;/div&gt;<br><br>JSON property name: qCharEncoding |
| --- | --- | --- |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.SearchObjectOptions.CharEncoding.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.SearchObjectOptions.CharEncoding.htm)

## CharEncoding

Encoding used to compute qRanges of type SearchCharRange.

&lt;div class=note&gt;Only affects the computation of the ranges. It does not impact the encoding of the text.&lt;/div&gt;

JSON property name: qCharEncoding

### Declaration

```

          public CharEncodingType CharEncoding { get; set; }
    
  
```

### Property Value

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [CharEncodingType](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.CharEncodingType.htm) |  |

### Implements

[ISearchObjectOptions.CharEncoding](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.ISearchObjectOptions.CharEncoding.htm#Qlik_Engine_ISearchObjectOptions_CharEncoding)