slCharacterEncoding

Specify encoding to use in code generated from Simulink models

Syntax

slCharacterEncoding(encoding)

encoding = slCharacterEncoding()

Description

slCharacterEncoding(encoding) specifies the character set used in the code generated from Simulink^® models. The character set encoding affects the comments in the generated code.

encoding = slCharacterEncoding() returns the current Simulink character set encoding.

Examples

Specify Encoding for ASCII Characters

Suppose that you generate code for an embedded target and the compiler you use requires that the source code contain only ASCII characters.

Use this command:

slCharacterEncoding('US-ASCII')

Specify Encoding for Non-ASCII Characters

Suppose that you have a model that contains non-ASCII characters (multilingual characters, special symbols) and you want these annotations to be easily readable in your generated code.

If your compiler supports UTF-8, on Windows^®, use this command:

slCharacterEncoding('UTF-8')

UTF-8 is the default encoding on Linux^® and Mac.

Specify Encoding for Non-English Locale

Suppose that your model contains Japanese text but your machine is configured for an English-language locale. You want to generate code with 'Shift_JIS' encoded text so that your team members who use 'Shift_JIS' as their locale-specific encoding can see the Japanese text in the generated code.

Use this command:

slCharacterEncoding('Shift_JIS')

Input Arguments

encoding — Character encoding to use for the generated code

'US-ASCII' | 'UTF-8' | other supported encodings

Set the character encoding to a supported encoding value.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a