Name: bsC130419 Date: 06/27/2001


java version "1.3.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1-b24)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode)

My program reads in a string of characters from an InputStream using a
BufferedReader. The string contains "encrypted" characters whose encoding
is "Cp1252". The characters fall in the range of 128 to 255 and are decoded
using a method called 'decrypt(String)' (not included). If any of the
characters in the string have the integer encoding of 129, 141, 143, 144, or
157, the character value is replaced (by java) with a question mark '?' and the
integer encoding of 63. Also, I have viewed the integer values associated with
these characters as they are read in using the method (int BufferedReader.read
()) and it returns an integer value of 65533 when it hits the 'unknown'
characters.
The characters must hold their value like any other non-displayable character.
There is no reason to change their 'ascii' encoding value to that of another
character. I don't care if it can't be displayed to the screen, but the
encoding value should remain intact!!!

Below is a short program that outputs the integer value, byte value, and string
value for the characters in the encoding "Cp1252". This demonstrates the
behavior that I spoke about above.

// -----------*** Abridged Source code ***------------------
import java.lang.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;

public class NGTest2
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// NOTE THIS COMMENT !!!!!!!!!!
// This code outputs the integer values,
// byte values, and string encoding values for the encoding type
// of "Cp1252".
try
{
for (int k=0; k < 256; k++)
{
byte b[] = new byte[1];
b[0] = (byte)k;
String str = new String(b, "Cp1252");
System.out.println("k = " + String.valueOf(k)
+ "\t::\t" + "b = " + String.valueOf(b[0]) + "\t::\t" + "str = " + str);
}
}
catch (UnsupportedEncodingException uee)
{ uee.printStackTrace(); }
catch (Exception e)
{ e.printStackTrace();; }
}
}
(Review ID: 127029)
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