{"version":"2.0.68","anchor":"bom-byte-order-mark-stripping","canonical_anchor":"bom-byte-order-mark-stripping","heading":"BOM (Byte Order Mark) Stripping","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.0.68\/e\/bom-byte-order-mark-stripping","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.0.68","markdown":"### BOM (Byte Order Mark) Stripping\n\n**What:** Added utility function to strip UTF-8 BOM from file contents. **Evidence:** `C9A()` function at line 60214 **Details:**\n\n- Strips leading `\\uFEFF` character from strings\n- Helps handle files with BOM markers more gracefully"}