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ConvertEncoding.javaAPI DocExample3041Mon May 19 18:23:14 BST 1997None

ConvertEncoding

public class ConvertEncoding extends Object
A program to convert from one character encoding to another

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public static voidconvert(java.lang.String infile, java.lang.String outfile, java.lang.String from, java.lang.String to)

    // Set up byte streams.
    InputStream in;
    if (infile != null) in = new FileInputStream(infile);
    else in = System.in;
    OutputStream out;
    if (outfile != null) out = new FileOutputStream(outfile);
    else out = System.out;

    // Use default encoding if no encoding is specified.
    if (from == null) from = System.getProperty("file.encoding");
    if (to == null) to = System.getProperty("file.encoding");

    // Set up character streams.
    Reader r = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in, from));
    Writer w = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(out, to));

    // Copy characters from input to output.  The InputStreamReader converts
    // from the input encoding to Unicode, and the OutputStreamWriter converts
    // from Unicode to the output encoding.  Characters that cannot be
    // represented in the output encoding are output as '?'
    char[] buffer = new char[4096];
    int len;
    while((len = r.read(buffer)) != -1)  // Read a block of input.
      w.write(buffer, 0, len);           // And write it out.
    r.close();                           // Close the input.
    w.flush();                           // Flush and close output.
    w.close();
public static voidmain(java.lang.String[] args)

    String from = null, to = null;
    String infile = null, outfile = null;
    for(int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {  // Parse command-line arguments.
      if (i == args.length-1) usage();      // All legal args require another.
      if (args[i].equals("-from")) from = args[++i];
      else if (args[i].equals("-to")) to = args[++i];
      else if (args[i].equals("-in")) infile = args[++i];
      else if (args[i].equals("-out")) outfile = args[++i];
      else usage();
    }

    try { convert(infile, outfile, from, to); }  // Attempt conversion.
    catch (Exception e) {                        // Handle possible exceptions.
      LocalizedError.display(e);  // Defined at the end of this chapter.
      System.exit(1);
    }
public static voidusage()

    System.err.println("Usage: java ConvertEncoding <options>\n" +
                       "Options:\n\t-from <encoding>\n\t-to <encoding>\n\t" +
                       "-in <file>\n\t-out <file>");
    System.exit(1);