Package java.nio.charset.spi

Class CharsetProvider

java.lang.Object

java.nio.charset.spi.CharsetProvider

public abstract class CharsetProvider
extends Object

The service provider class for character sets.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	CharsetProvider()	Constructor for subclassing with concrete types.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract Charset	charsetForName(String charsetName)	Returns the named charset.
abstract Iterator<Charset>	charsets()	Returns an iterator over all the available charsets.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CharsetProvider

protected CharsetProvider()

Constructor for subclassing with concrete types.

Method Detail

charsets

public abstract Iterator<Charset> charsets()

Returns an iterator over all the available charsets.

Returns:

the iterator.

charsetForName

public abstract Charset charsetForName(String charsetName)

Returns the named charset.

If the charset is unavailable the method returns null.

Parameters:

charsetName - the canonical or alias name of a character set.

Returns:

the charset, or null if unavailable.