Uses of Class java.nio.charset.Charset (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

Packages that use Charset
Package	Description
java.io	Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.nio.charset	Defines charsets, decoders, and encoders, for translating between bytes and Unicode characters.
java.nio.charset.spi	Service-provider classes for the `java.nio.charset` package.
java.nio.file	Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.util.zip	Provides classes for reading and writing the standard ZIP and GZIP file formats.
javax.tools	Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.

Uses of Charset in java.io

Constructors in java.io with parameters of type Charset
Constructor and Description
`InputStreamReader(InputStream in, Charset cs)` Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the given charset.
`OutputStreamWriter(OutputStream out, Charset cs)` Creates an OutputStreamWriter that uses the given charset.

Uses of Charset in java.lang

Methods in java.lang with parameters of type Charset
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`byte[]`	String.`getBytes(Charset charset)` Encodes this `String` into a sequence of bytes using the given charset, storing the result into a new byte array.

Constructors in java.lang with parameters of type Charset
Constructor and Description
`String(byte[] bytes, Charset charset)` Constructs a new `String` by decoding the specified array of bytes using the specified charset.
`String(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length, Charset charset)` Constructs a new `String` by decoding the specified subarray of bytes using the specified charset.

Uses of Charset in java.nio.charset

Methods in java.nio.charset that return Charset
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Charset`	CharsetEncoder.`charset()` Returns the charset that created this encoder.
`Charset`	CharsetDecoder.`charset()` Returns the charset that created this decoder.
`static Charset`	Charset.`defaultCharset()` Returns the default charset of this Java virtual machine.
`Charset`	CharsetDecoder.`detectedCharset()` Retrieves the charset that was detected by this decoder (optional operation).
`static Charset`	Charset.`forName(String charsetName)` Returns a charset object for the named charset.

Methods in java.nio.charset that return types with arguments of type Charset
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static SortedMap<String,Charset>`	Charset.`availableCharsets()` Constructs a sorted map from canonical charset names to charset objects.

Methods in java.nio.charset with parameters of type Charset
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`int`	Charset.`compareTo(Charset that)` Compares this charset to another.
`abstract boolean`	Charset.`contains(Charset cs)` Tells whether or not this charset contains the given charset.

Constructors in java.nio.charset with parameters of type Charset
Constructor and Description
`CharsetDecoder(Charset cs, float averageCharsPerByte, float maxCharsPerByte)` Initializes a new decoder.
`CharsetEncoder(Charset cs, float averageBytesPerChar, float maxBytesPerChar)` Initializes a new encoder.
`CharsetEncoder(Charset cs, float averageBytesPerChar, float maxBytesPerChar, byte[] replacement)` Initializes a new encoder.

Uses of Charset in java.nio.charset.spi

Methods in java.nio.charset.spi that return Charset
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`abstract Charset`	CharsetProvider.`charsetForName(String charsetName)` Retrieves a charset for the given charset name.

Methods in java.nio.charset.spi that return types with arguments of type Charset
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`abstract Iterator<Charset>`	CharsetProvider.`charsets()` Creates an iterator that iterates over the charsets supported by this provider.

Uses of Charset in java.nio.file

Methods in java.nio.file with parameters of type Charset
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static BufferedReader`	Files.`newBufferedReader(Path path, Charset cs)` Opens a file for reading, returning a `BufferedReader` that may be used to read text from the file in an efficient manner.
`static BufferedWriter`	Files.`newBufferedWriter(Path path, Charset cs, OpenOption... options)` Opens or creates a file for writing, returning a `BufferedWriter` that may be used to write text to the file in an efficient manner.
`static List<String>`	Files.`readAllLines(Path path, Charset cs)` Read all lines from a file.
`static Path`	Files.`write(Path path, Iterable<? extends CharSequence> lines, Charset cs, OpenOption... options)` Write lines of text to a file.

Uses of Charset in java.util.zip

Constructors in java.util.zip with parameters of type Charset
Constructor and Description
`ZipFile(File file, Charset charset)` Opens a ZIP file for reading given the specified File object.
`ZipFile(File file, int mode, Charset charset)` Opens a new `ZipFile` to read from the specified `File` object in the specified mode.
`ZipFile(String name, Charset charset)` Opens a zip file for reading.
`ZipInputStream(InputStream in, Charset charset)` Creates a new ZIP input stream.
`ZipOutputStream(OutputStream out, Charset charset)` Creates a new ZIP output stream.

Uses of Charset in javax.tools

Methods in javax.tools with parameters of type Charset
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`StandardJavaFileManager`	JavaCompiler.`getStandardFileManager(DiagnosticListener<? super JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener, Locale locale, Charset charset)` Gets a new instance of the standard file manager implementation for this tool.

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Uses of Classjava.nio.charset.Charset