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1.4 +Character Set Semantics in WebStack
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1.6 +
1.7 +Character sets (or encodings) are relevant in two areas:
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1.9 + * The encoding of output data.
1.10 + * The processing of input data.
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1.12 +When producing HTML pages containing form fields and interpreting the values of
1.13 +such fields from a request body, it is necessary to know...
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1.15 + * The character set used to encode the values sent by the browser. This is
1.16 + typically determined by...
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1.18 + * The character set used to encode the HTML page from which the field values
1.19 + originated.
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1.21 +It is therefore also necessary to remain consistent in the usage of character
1.22 +sets when specifying content types.