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Devart.Data.MySql Namespace / MySqlConnectionStringBuilder Class / Unicode Property

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    Unicode Property (MySqlConnectionStringBuilder)
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    Gets or sets a value indicating whether the UTF8 charset will be used.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    Public Property Unicode As Boolean
    public bool Unicode {get; set;}

    Property Value

    true, if client charset UTF8 is used; false, if default client charset is used. The default value for Full .NET Framework is false. For .NET Core, the default value is true.
    Remarks
    Sets client charset to utf8mb4 for MySQL 5.5.3 and higher or to utf8 for MySQL versions lower than 5.5.3 and converts client data according to this charset.
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