Package com.lowagie.text.pdf

Interface ExtraEncoding

public interface ExtraEncoding
Classes implementing this interface can create custom encodings or replace existing ones. It is used in the context of PdfEncoding.
Author:
Paulo Soares (psoares@consiste.pt)

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    byteToChar(byte[] b, String encoding)
    Converts a byte array to an Unicode string according to some encoding.
    byte[]
    charToByte(char char1, String encoding)
    Converts an Unicode char to a byte array according to some encoding.
    byte[]
    charToByte(String text, String encoding)
    Converts an Unicode string to a byte array according to some encoding.

  • Method Details

    • charToByte

      byte[] charToByte(String text, String encoding)
      Converts an Unicode string to a byte array according to some encoding.
      Parameters:
      text - the Unicode string
      encoding - the requested encoding. It's mainly of use if the same class supports more than one encoding.
      Returns:
      the conversion or null if no conversion is supported

    • charToByte

      byte[] charToByte(char char1, String encoding)
      Converts an Unicode char to a byte array according to some encoding.
      Parameters:
      char1 - the Unicode char
      encoding - the requested encoding. It's mainly of use if the same class supports more than one encoding.
      Returns:
      the conversion or null if no conversion is supported

    • byteToChar

      String byteToChar(byte[] b, String encoding)
      Converts a byte array to an Unicode string according to some encoding.
      Parameters:
      b - the input byte array
      encoding - the requested encoding. It's mainly of use if the same class supports more than one encoding.
      Returns:
      the conversion or null if no conversion is supported