gnu.java.nio.charset

Class Provider


public final class Provider
extends CharsetProvider

Charset provider for the required charsets. Used by Charset and * Charset. Note: This class is a privileged class, because it can be instantiated without requiring the RuntimePermission("charsetProvider"). There is a check in java.nio.charset.spi.CharsetProvider to skip the security check if the provider is an instance of this class.
See Also:
Charset

Method Summary

Charset
charsetForName(String charsetName)
Returns a Charset instance by converting the given name to lower-case, looking up the canonical charset name and finally looking up the Charset with that name.
Iterator
charsets()
static Provider
provider()

Methods inherited from class java.nio.charset.spi.CharsetProvider

charsetForName, charsets

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

charsetForName

public Charset charsetForName(String charsetName)
Returns a Charset instance by converting the given name to lower-case, looking up the canonical charset name and finally looking up the Charset with that name.

The lookup is therefore case-insensitive.

Overrides:
charsetForName in interface CharsetProvider

charsets

public Iterator charsets()
Overrides:
charsets in interface CharsetProvider

provider

public static Provider provider()

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