default encoding of a jvm

how can i get the default encoding value of a jvm or a system?

- Ki

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:53:06 -0400, "Kihup Boo" <> wrote:
> how can i get the default encoding value of a jvm or a system?

System.getProperty("file.encoding");

On my XP system, it yields "Cp1252", on my Linux box it's "UTF-8".
Based on your language and region, you will get different values
(maybe).

--Joe

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:53:06 -0400, "Kihup Boo" <>
wrote or quoted :

>how can i get the default encoding value of a jvm or a system?

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/encoding.html
hint: it is not DEFAULT !!!


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>>how can i get the default encoding value of a jvm or a system?
>
> see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/encoding.html
> hint: it is not DEFAULT !!!

This little trick should tell you the JVM-OS default encoding. More
transparent implementation would use a os-generated temporary file and
then delete it. Most likely utility class with a static value would
create a temp file on first method invocation and then reuse that value.

I dont know whether we could use FileReader to achieve the same encoding
value.

private String getDefaultCharSet() throws IOException {
FileWriter filewriter = new FileWriter("out");
String encname = filewriter.getEncoding();
filewriter.close();
return encname;
}

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:53:06 -0400, "Kihup Boo" <>
wrote or quoted :

>how can i get the default encoding value of a jvm or a system?

check out Wassup which displays the system properties. Every but he
kitchen sink is in there somewhere.

http://mindprod.com/wassup.html

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Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green.
Coaching, problem solving, economical contract programming.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jgloss.html for The Java Glossary.