Re: Convert encodings

From:
Lew <noone@lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:54:17 -0500
Message-ID:
<hkcnpq$qn0$1@news.albasani.net>
The87Boy wrote:

I am downloading a webpage using the HttpURLConnection, where I get
the InputStream, but are there are any ways I can convert the
webpage's charset to the client's charset


Character "encoding" is a more precise term in this context.

I am getting the webpage's charset by using this:

// Get the charset
String charset = conn.getContentEncoding();

// Check if the charset is not known
if (charset == null) {

    // Get the Content-Type
    String contentType = conn.getContentType();

    // Get the charset
    charset = contentType.split("charset=")[1];
}

But how do I convert it?

I have an idea by using the constructor of InputStreamReader, but how
do I get it out in the client's charset


Specify the output encoding in the creation of your 'Writer'. The Javadocs
will point the way.

if all you want is the default encoding for the client platform, you don't
need to specify an encoding in the 'Writer' but just use the default.

--
Lew

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