asp.net-core, use a specific encoding name

Question

I need use a specific encoding name. In asp.net I used to do it like this:

var enc = Encoding.GetEncoding("windows-1255");
var name = HttpUtility.UrlEncode("ישראל" ,enc)

How can I achieve the same in asp.net-core? I was trying to use:

WebUtility.HtmlEncode()

but it does not accept the encoding name in its signature.

Answer 1

This works for me.

1. Install the System.Text.Encoding.CodePages package:

   dotnet add package System.Text.Encoding.CodePages
   

2. After dotnet restore, use

   var enc = CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance.GetEncoding(1255);
   var name = System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode("ישראל", enc);
   

Adopted from this answer.