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the code:
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static public String loadFile(String s) throws Exception {
DataInputStream isr = new
DataInputStream(LanguageLoader.class.getResourceAs Stream(s));
return isr.readUTF();
}
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I try with ansi file, with UC2 file and UTF-8 file.
Always throws EOF.

Every time, the contents of file are:
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english=english
german=german
italiano=italiano
-----------------

what is the problem?
thanks!

Try using BufferedReader and its readLine() method.
In my impression gotten from past experiences, DataInputStream
and its readUTF() method are semi-deprecated APIs.
They are not simpile nor easy to use and can often bring troubles.
Read the API documentation for DataInput#readUTF() method.
Be amazed at its complicatedness and awkwardness of the
description.

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:55:08 +0200, Chameleon
<> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted
someone who said :

>I try with ansi file, with UC2 file and UTF-8 file.
>Always throws EOF.

Someone just made this same mistake in a another post.

readUTF is NOT for reading UTF-16 or UTF-8 text files. It is for
reading binary format files containing counted strings with binary
lead counts.

you want a FileReader using explicit UTF-8 encoding.

see http://mindprod.com/applets/fileio.html
for the sample code.
--
Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green.
http://mindprod.com Java custom programming, consulting and coaching.

hiwa wrote:
> Try using BufferedReader and its readLine() method.
> In my impression gotten from past experiences, DataInputStream
> and its readUTF() method are semi-deprecated APIs.
> They are not simpile nor easy to use and can often bring troubles.
> Read the API documentation for DataInput#readUTF() method.
> Be amazed at its complicatedness and awkwardness of the
> description.
>

yes but I forgot to say that my app runs on mobiles and the api is simpler.

Maybe if I try loop with getChar?

Chameleon wrote:

> I try with ansi file, with UC2 file and UTF-8 file.
> Always throws EOF.

Despite its name, DataInputStream.readUTF() does NOT read UTF-8 or any other
Unicode format.

If you want to read Unicode text, use a Reader with an appropriate character
encoding.

-- chris

Chameleon wrote:
> the code:
> -----------------
> static public String loadFile(String s) throws Exception {
> DataInputStream isr = new
> DataInputStream(LanguageLoader.class.getResourceAs Stream(s));
> return isr.readUTF();
> }
> -----------------
> I try with ansi file, with UC2 file and UTF-8 file.
> Always throws EOF.
>
> Every time, the contents of file are:
> -----------------
> english=english
> german=german
> italiano=italiano
> -----------------
>
> what is the problem?
> thanks!

with this code I can read UC-16 text files BUT with big endian char
storing (I created a php script for precompile convertion from little to
big endian)
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static public String loadFile(String s) throws Exception {
DataInputStream isr = new
DataInputStream(LanguageLoader.class.getResourceAs Stream(s));
s = "";
int z = isr.available() / 2;
for(; z > 0; z--)
s += isr.readChar();
return s;
}
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the problem is that I run readChar() inside a loop and I don't trust
speed of such operations in Java (specially java for mobiles)