---
name: "Encode::Detect"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libencode-detect-perl"
version: "1.01-6+b4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Encode::Detect"
---

# Encode::Detect(3pm)

An Encode::Encoding subclass that detects the encoding of data

## NAME

Encode::Detect - An Encode::Encoding subclass that detects the encoding of data

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Encode;
  require Encode::Detect;
  my $utf8 = decode("Detect", $data);
```

## DESCRIPTION

This Perl module is an Encode::Encoding subclass that uses Encode::Detect::Detector to determine the charset of the input data and then decodes it using the encoder of the detected charset.

It is similar to Encode::Guess, but does not require the configuration of a set of expected encodings.  Like Encode::Guess, it only supports decoding--it cannot encode.

## SEE ALSO

Encode, Encode::Encoding, Encode::Detect::Detector

## AUTHOR

John Gardiner Myers \<jgmyers@proofpoint.com\>

## SUPPORT

For help and thank you notes, e-mail the author directly.  To report a bug, submit a patch, or add to the wishlist please visit the CPAN bug manager at: *http://rt.cpan.org*