# SetEncoding

Sets the character encoding (character set) of Form and URL scope variable values; used when the character encoding of the input to a form, or the character encoding of a URL, is not in UTF-8 encoding.

## Method Signature

```
SetEncoding(scope_name=[string], charset=[string])
```

### Arguments

| Argument     | Type     | Required | Description                                              | Default |
| ------------ | -------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `scope_name` | `string` | `true`   | The name of the scope to set the character encoding for. |         |
| `charset`    | `string` | `true`   | The character encoding to set.                           |         |

## Examples

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