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
StringbyteToChar(byte[] b, String encoding)
Converts a byte array to an Unicode string according to some encoding.
byte[]charToByte(String text, String encoding)
Converts an Unicode string to a byte array according to some encoding.
byte[]charToByte(char char1, String encoding)
Converts an Unicode char to a byte array according to some encoding.

Method Detail

byteToChar

public 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

charToByte

public 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

public 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