org.jwat.common

Class ISO8859_1

java.lang.Object

org.jwat.common.ISO8859_1

public class ISO8859_1
extends java.lang.Object

Small class to decode and encode ISO-8859-1 strings while also validating them. Invalid characters are removed in the conversion. Non static because not all information can be returned by the methods.

Author:

nicl

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
java.lang.String	decoded Decode byte array after call to decode method.
byte[]	encoded Encoded string after call to encode method.
static byte[]	validBytes Array of valid bytes according to the ISO-8859-1 specification.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ISO8859_1() Construct an instance that can be used to convert and validate.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	decode(byte[] inBytes, java.lang.String exceptions) Converts a byte array to a string removing invalid characters in the process and returning the validity status.
boolean	encode(java.lang.String inStr, java.lang.String exceptions) Converts a string to a byte array removing invalid characters in the process and returning the validity status.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

validBytes

public static final byte[] validBytes

Array of valid bytes according to the ISO-8859-1 specification.

encoded

public byte[] encoded

Encoded string after call to encode method. Invalid chars will have been removed if the method returns false.

decoded

public java.lang.String decoded

Decode byte array after call to decode method. Invalid chars will have been removed if the method returns false.

Constructor Detail

ISO8859_1

public ISO8859_1()

Construct an instance that can be used to convert and validate.

Method Detail

encode

public boolean encode(java.lang.String inStr,
                      java.lang.String exceptions)

Converts a string to a byte array removing invalid characters in the process and returning the validity status. The converted byte array is accessible through a separate field.

Parameters:

inStr - string to be converted and validated

exceptions - invalid characters which are allowed

Returns:

validity status of string to byte array conversion

decode

public boolean decode(byte[] inBytes,
                      java.lang.String exceptions)

Converts a byte array to a string removing invalid characters in the process and returning the validity status. The converted string is accessible through a separate field.

Parameters:

inBytes - byte array to be converted and validated

exceptions - invalid characters which are allowed

Returns:

validity status of byte array to string conversion