Package org.apache.commons.lang

## Class CharEncoding

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.commons.lang.CharEncoding

-     public class CharEncoding
      extends Object

  Character encoding names required of every implementation of the Java platform.

  According to JRE character encoding names:

  Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support the following character encodings. Consult the release documentation for your implementation to see if any other encodings are supported.

  Since:
    2.1
  Version:
    $Id: CharEncoding.java 437554 2006-08-28 06:21:41Z bayard $
  See Also:
    JRE character encoding names

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static String` | `ISO_8859_1` | ISO Latin Alphabet #1, also known as ISO-LATIN-1.
    `static String` | `US_ASCII` | Seven-bit ASCII, also known as ISO646-US, also known as the Basic Latin block of the Unicode character set.
    `static String` | `UTF_16` | Sixteen-bit Unicode Transformation Format, byte order specified by a mandatory initial byte-order mark (either order accepted on input, big-endian used on output).
    `static String` | `UTF_16BE` | Sixteen-bit Unicode Transformation Format, big-endian byte order.
    `static String` | `UTF_16LE` | Sixteen-bit Unicode Transformation Format, little-endian byte order.
    `static String` | `UTF_8` | Eight-bit Unicode Transformation Format.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `CharEncoding()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static boolean` | `isSupported​(String name)` | Returns whether the named charset is supported.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### ISO_8859_1

          public static final String ISO_8859_1

      ISO Latin Alphabet #1, also known as ISO-LATIN-1.

      Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support this character encoding.

      See Also:
        JRE character encoding names, Constant Field Values

    - #### US_ASCII

          public static final String US_ASCII

      Seven-bit ASCII, also known as ISO646-US, also known as the Basic Latin block of the Unicode character set.

      Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support this character encoding.

      See Also:
        JRE character encoding names, Constant Field Values

    - #### UTF_16

          public static final String UTF_16

      Sixteen-bit Unicode Transformation Format, byte order specified by a mandatory initial byte-order mark (either order accepted on input, big-endian used on output).

      Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support this character encoding.

      See Also:
        JRE character encoding names, Constant Field Values

    - #### UTF_16BE

          public static final String UTF_16BE

      Sixteen-bit Unicode Transformation Format, big-endian byte order.

      Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support this character encoding.

      See Also:
        JRE character encoding names, Constant Field Values

    - #### UTF_16LE

          public static final String UTF_16LE

      Sixteen-bit Unicode Transformation Format, little-endian byte order.

      Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support this character encoding.

      See Also:
        JRE character encoding names, Constant Field Values

    - #### UTF_8

          public static final String UTF_8

      Eight-bit Unicode Transformation Format.

      Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support this character encoding.

      See Also:
        JRE character encoding names, Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### CharEncoding

          public CharEncoding()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### isSupported

          public static boolean isSupported​(String name)

      Returns whether the named charset is supported.

      This is similar to java.nio.charset.Charset.isSupported(String)

      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the requested charset; may be either a canonical name or an alias
      Returns:
        `true` if, and only if, support for the named charset is available in the current Java virtual machine
      See Also:
        JRE character encoding names