Deserialize XML with UTF-16 encoding in ServiceStack.Text -

i trying use servicestack.text deserialize xml.

code:

var buildevent = dto.eventxml.fromxml<tfseventbuildcomplete>(); 

the opening xml line is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?> 

servicestack fails following error:

the encoding in declaration 'utf-16' not match encoding of document 'utf-8'.

i can see source of xml serializer servicestack uses utf-8.

i wondering whether servicestack.text can deserialize utf-16 , if how? , if not, why not?

i have managed hack way around issue. i'm not proud of but....

var buildevent = dto.eventxml.replace("utf-16", "utf-8").fromxml<tfseventbuildcomplete>();