bool var_is_value_missing (const struct variable *, const union value *,
enum mv_class);
bool var_is_num_missing (const struct variable *, double, enum mv_class);
-bool var_is_str_missing (const struct variable *, const char[], enum mv_class);
+bool var_is_str_missing (const struct variable *, const uint8_t[], enum mv_class);
/* Value labels. */
const char *var_lookup_value_label (const struct variable *,
void var_set_attributes (struct variable *, const struct attrset *);
bool var_has_attributes (const struct variable *);
+/* Encoding. */
+const char *var_get_encoding (const struct variable *);
+
/* Function types. */
typedef bool var_predicate_func (const struct variable *);