Method and device for identifying encoding of web page

A device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor,
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• load web page data including a web page resource;
• detect whether the web page resource is a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) resource and whether the web page resource specifies an encoding mode;
• if the web page resource is an HTML resource and the web page resource does not specify an encoding mode, identify the encoding mode of the HTML resource, and
• decode the HTML resource with a decoding mode corresponding to the identified encoding mode.

A non-transitory storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform a method for identifying encoding of a web page, the method comprising:

• loading web page data including a web page resource;
• detecting whether the web page resource is a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) resource and whether the web page resource specifies an encoding mode;
• if the web page resource is an HTML resource and the web page resource does not specify an encoding mode, identifying the encoding mode of the HTML resource;
• and
• decoding the HTML resource with a decoding mode corresponding to the identified encoding mode.