Name: rlT66838 Date: 04/27/2000


java version "1.3beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1
Java(TM) HotSpot Client VM (build 1.3beta-O, mixed mode)

1. Create input file (e.g., c:\datain.txt) containing characters with byte
   values 0x0080 through 0x00FD

2. Run following on 1.3 (beta) and 1.2 using same input file:

//BEGIN CODE ************************************
import java.io.*;

public class test {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    final FileReader inputFile = new FileReader("C:\\datain.txt");
    final FileOutputStream outputFile = new FileOutputStream("C:\\dataout.txt");
    final BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(inputFile);
    final DataOutputStream writer = new DataOutputStream(outputFile);
    String line;
    char[] chars;
    int hexIn = 0x0080;
    writer.writeBytes("FileReader Encoding = " + inputFile.getEncoding() +
"\r\n");
    try {
       while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
          chars = line.toCharArray();
          for(int i = 0;i < chars.length;i++) {
            writer.writeBytes(Integer.toHexString(hexIn++) + " -> " + chars[i] +
" (" + Integer.toHexString((int) chars[i]) + ") ");
            writer.writeBytes("\r\n");
          } // end of for ...
        } // end of while ...
    } // end of try
    finally {
         reader.close();
         writer.close();
    } // end of finally
  } // end of main
} // end of class
//END CODE ************************************

3. Compare output for characters 0x008e and 0x009e. The following output
   generated with FileReader Encoding = Cp1252.

   1.3 1.2
   ------------- --------------
   8e -> } (17d) 8e -> ý (fffd)
   9e -> ~ (17e) 9e -> ý (fffd)
(Review ID: 104204)
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