Name: ddT132432 Date: 12/04/2001


java version "1.3.1_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1_01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1_01, mixed mode)

Currenly the java.util.Properties.load() method looks like:

public synchronized void load(InputStream inStream) throws IOException {

        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new
                                InputStreamReader(inStream, "8859_1"));
        while (true) {
            // Get next line
            String line = in.readLine();
            if (line == null)
                return;
    .
    .
    .

Suggest that we create another Properties.load() method that looks like:

public synchronized void load(InputStream inStream, String encoding)
                         throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new
                                InputStreamReader(inStream, encoding));
        while (true) {
            // Get next line
            String line = in.readLine();
            if (line == null)
                return;
    .
    .
    .

This will allow for loading of multi-byte property files when the encoding of a
file is known (and the old load method can exist for backward compatabliity with
existing API's and for when the encoding is not known).
(Review ID: 136762)
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If you do consider adding this RFE, it might not be a bad idea to also include an additional constructor for java.util.PropertyResourceBundle

that looks like:
public PropertyResourceBundle(InputStream stream, String encoding)
      throws IOException {
     lookup.load(stream, encoding);
 }
 .
 .
 .

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