Having trouble using multi-byte charset?

[devu1982]

Hi there,
Can someone assist me on below?
I would like to write a multi-byte string in a flat file where stipulated length is provided.
Field A = “xyz” (all are Chinese chars and each char occupies 2 bytes)

Say, space provided for field A in database is 5 bytes, and I would like to store first two chars (x and y here) and save a blank space. I don’t want to save third
Char ‘z’ since there is no sufficient space.

How can I achieve this? Any help would be highly appreciated.


Regards,
Devarajan

[Nicholas Jordan]

String.getBytes()

[devu1982]

HI Nicholas,
Thanks for your reply.
But my problem is quite different..
I would like to store either xyz .. or xy alone(when 'z' couldnt be stored)
So,I would like to know how to check if a multi-byte char has been stored partially?
Is there any method in API or any idea?


Thanks,
Devarajan

[Steve11235]

Java runs on Unicode, and Unicode provides support for Chinese characters. If you have a String containing Chinese characters, just save them using a Writer.