How to change file encoding table in java

Question

I have my code to check encoding table:

System.out.println("enc. table: "+System.getProperty("file.encoding") +
          "enc. table: "+new java.io.OutputStreamWriter(new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream()).getEncoding() + 
          "enc. table:" + java.nio.charset.Charset.defaultCharset().name());

When I start my from windows I get text file with cp1250, when I start from my embedded system I get text file with cp852. In windows I have set code page 852. In Eclipse I have set cp852. Some solution?

possible duplicate of [Platform default character encoding](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5581985/platform-default-character-encoding) — jtahlborn, Jun 22 '11 at 12:32
How to change all this settings grammatically from java. Is that possible? — Ballon, Jun 23 '11 at 09:09
you don't need to change it. all the jdk classes which require an encoding allow you to specify it manually. (and you can't reliably change the default value at runtime). — jtahlborn, Jun 23 '11 at 12:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 22 '11 at 12:55

You should really be specifing the required encoding on the OutputStreamWriter.

new OutputStreamWriter(outstream, "cp852");

You may also want to read Joels article The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets

How to change file encoding table in java

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