How to stop my output file from having Chinese characters?

Question

I'm trying to write into a RandomAccessFile by taking data from cells from a specific jtable. I convert the strings into bytes and then I implement the .write() function in order to write to the output file.

I made it so that I will be able to see what my output should be by printing bytes into the console. However when I check with my output file, I see Chinese character.

String data = (String) table.getModel().getValueAt(r,c).toString();
                    byte[] BytedString = data.getBytes();
                    file.write(BytedString);                        
                    String s = new String(BytedString);
                    System.out.print(s+" ");

Did I do something wrong...?

user987339 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-10T13:16:44.377

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in your code instead of using:

String s = new String(BytedString);

use:

String s = new String(BytedString, "UTF-8");

or

new String(BytedString, "US-ASCII");
new String(BytedString, "ISO-8859-1");

depending on your platform encoding.

String data = (String) table.getModel().getValueAt(r,c).toString();
                    byte[] BytedString = data.getBytes();
                    String s = new String(BytedString, "UTF-8");
                    file.writeChars(s);                        
                    System.out.print(s+" ");

edited Mar 10 '16 at 13:16

answered Mar 10 '16 at 13:01

user987339

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Can I ask how does that help? – YOPI Mar 10 '16 at 13:03
It should convert bytes to proper encoding in order to show proper characters. – user987339 Mar 10 '16 at 13:04
It prints in perfect English. It's the when I'm trying to write is the problem. It's all in weird characters when I open my output file – YOPI Mar 10 '16 at 13:06
Have you tested suggested changes with your files? – user987339 Mar 10 '16 at 13:08
What do you mean? Have I checked my files after running the program? Yes it's still in Chinese characters – YOPI Mar 10 '16 at 13:09
And putting those encodings? – user987339 Mar 10 '16 at 13:10
Yes. My problem though is that its writing it in chinese characters or something similair. No problem with the console. – YOPI Mar 10 '16 at 13:11
Let me rephrase, its writing Chinese character in my output file. Not my console :) – YOPI Mar 10 '16 at 13:13
My file is a randomaccessfile so I cant write Strings – YOPI Mar 10 '16 at 13:15
try writeChars instead of write. – user987339 Mar 10 '16 at 13:16
Still for some reason is Chinese character – YOPI Mar 10 '16 at 13:19
which OS are you using? – user987339 Mar 10 '16 at 13:19
Im using Windows 10, and my IDE is Netbeans :) – YOPI Mar 10 '16 at 13:20
Check this out: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3710374/get-encoding-of-a-file-in-windows – user987339 Mar 10 '16 at 13:22

How to stop my output file from having Chinese characters?

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