Module itextpdf
Package com.itextpdf.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

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

    • Method Detail

      • charToByte

        byte[] charToByte​(java.lang.String text,
                  java.lang.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,
                  java.lang.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

        java.lang.String byteToChar​(byte[] b,
                            java.lang.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