Package net.sf.saxon.serialize.charcode

Interface CharacterSet

All Known Implementing Classes:
ASCIICharacterSet, ISO88591CharacterSet, JavaCharacterSet, UTF16CharacterSet, UTF8CharacterSet
public interface CharacterSet
This interface defines properties of a character set, built in to the Saxon product. This is selected in xsl:output using encoding="encoding-name", where the mapping from an encoding-name to a class is defined in CharacterSetFactory.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getCanonicalName()
    Get the preferred Java name of the character set.
    boolean
    inCharset(int ch)
    Determine if a character is present in the character set

  • Method Details

    • inCharset

      boolean inCharset(int ch)
      Determine if a character is present in the character set
      Parameters:
      ch - the codepoint being tested
      Returns:
      true if the codepoint is supported

    • getCanonicalName

      String getCanonicalName()
      Get the preferred Java name of the character set. Note that Java in many cases also supports a "historic name".
      Returns:
      the preferred Java name