How do I handle file encoding in Java?

How do I handle file encoding in Java?

In Java, you can handle file encoding using the InputStreamReader and OutputStreamWriter classes. You can specify the encoding when creating these objects.

Can you show me an example of reading a file with a specific encoding?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

import java.io.*;

public class FileEncodingExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try (BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream("file.txt"), "UTF-8"))) {
            String line;
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                System.out.println(line);
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

What if I want to write to a file with a specific encoding?

You can use OutputStreamWriter for writing. Here's an example:

import java.io.*;

public class FileWriteExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try (BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream("output.txt"), "UTF-8"))) {
            writer.write("Hello, World!");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}