Convert TXT File of Unknown Encoding to String

Question

How can I convert Plain Text (.txt) files to a string if the encoding type is unknown?

I\'m working on a feature that would allow users to import txt files into my a

Answer 1

Sometimes stringWithContentsOfFile:usedEncoding:error: can do the job (esp if the file has a Byte Order Mark):

NSError *error;
NSStringEncoding encoding;
NSString *string = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:path usedEncoding:&encoding error:&error];

Note, this rendition with usedEncoding should not be confused with the similarly named method that just has a encoding parameter.