1.6 KiB
DataObject.GetData now retrieves data as UTF-8
Scope
Edge
Version Introduced
4.5.2
Source Analyzer Status
Available
Change Description
For apps that target the .NET Framework 4 or that run on the .NET Framework 4.5.1 or earlier versions, DataObject.GetData retrieves HTML-formatted data as an ASCII string. As a result, non-ASCII characters (characters whose ASCII codes are greater than 0x7F) are represented by two random characters.
For apps that target the .NET Framework 4.5 or later and run on the .NET Framework 4.5.2, DataObject.GetData retrieves HTML-formatted data as UTF-8, which represents characters greater than 0x7F correctly.
- Quirked
- Build-time break
Recommended Action
If you implemented a workaround for the encoding problem with HTML-formatted strings (for example, by explicitly encoding the HTML string retrieved from the Clipboard by passing it to the UTF8Encoding.GetString method) and you're retargeting your app from version 4 to 4.5, that workaround should be removed.
If the old behavior is needed for some reason, the app can target the .NET Framework 4.0 to get that behavior.
Affected APIs
M:System.Windows.DataObject.GetData(System.String)M:System.Windows.DataObject.GetData(System.Type)M:System.Windows.DataObject.GetData(System.String,System.Boolean)
Category
Windows Forms