what is encoding in [NSString stringWithCString: variable encoding:1]; or stringWithUTF8String

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  (void)enterInfo { NSLog(@"What is the first name?"); char cstring[40]; scanf("%s", cstring);

  
  

  firstName = [NSString stringWithCString:cstring encoding:1]; // What is encoding:1 saying and what other formats are their and please clarify on those as well, Thanks.

  
  

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• (void)printInfo { NSLog(@"First name: %@", firstName); }

asked 40 secs ago

Humza Choudry

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what is encoding in [NSString stringWithCString: variable encoding:1]; or stringWithUTF8String