com.lowagie.text.pdf
Interface ExtraEncoding

All Known Implementing Classes:

PdfEncodings.Cp437Conversion, PdfEncodings.SymbolConversion, PdfEncodings.SymbolTTConversion, PdfEncodings.WingdingsConversion

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

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 Detail

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