The encoding is a property of the string, just like the content, just as with any other object. If you want to compare strings with different encodings, you'll

The encoding is a property of the string, just like the content, just as with any other object. If you want to compare strings with different encodings, you'll have to convert at least one of them. I was never forced into encoding hell again, after reading this excellent post: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2003/10/08/the-absolute-minimum-every-software-developer-absolutely-positively-must-know-about-unicode-and-character-sets-no-excuses/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2003/10/08/the-absolute-minim...