encoding= (REXML::Encoding)

    # File temp/encoding.rb, line 13
                    def encoding=( enc )
                            old_verbosity = $VERBOSE
                            begin
                                    $VERBOSE = false
                                    return if defined? @encoding and enc == @encoding
                                    if enc and enc != UTF_8
                                            @encoding = enc.upcase
                                            begin
                load 'rexml/encodings/ICONV.rb'
                                                    instance_eval @@__REXML_encoding_methods
                                                    Iconv::iconv( UTF_8, @encoding, "" )
                                            rescue LoadError, Exception => err
                                                    raise "Bad encoding name #@encoding" unless @encoding =~ /^[\w-]+$/
                                                    @encoding.untaint
                                                    enc_file = File.join( "rexml", "encodings", "#@encoding.rb" )
                                                    begin
                  load enc_file
                                                            instance_eval @@__REXML_encoding_methods
                                                    rescue LoadError
                  puts $!.message
                                                            raise Exception.new( "No decoder found for encoding #@encoding.  Please install iconv." )
                                                    end
                                            end
                                    else
                                            enc = UTF_8
                                            @encoding = enc.upcase
              load 'rexml/encodings/UTF-8.rb'
                                            instance_eval @@__REXML_encoding_methods
                                    end
                            ensure
                                    $VERBOSE = old_verbosity
                            end
                    end