Reading strings with like "degree symbol" - HOW?

OK so I am reading a string from a URL object by opening up a BufferedReader. Some characters in the string are like say the degree circle symbol (7°30′10″S 111°15′47″E). but the text is spit out like this: 7°30′10″S 111°15′47″E.

Any Idea how to fix this???? I would like it to be correctly read. Thanks a lot!

Well the unicode for the degrees symbol is \u00B0.. Not sure if this helps though.
-MK12

hmmmm I don't think so haha....see its not just symbol I will need to take care of so it has to be dynamic.......????

perhaps this may help:

Java tip: How to get a web page | Nadeau Software

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Originally Posted by RR_QQ

hmmmm I don't think so haha....see its not just symbol I will need to take care of so it has to be dynamic.......????

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Anyway, what's wrong working with UNICODE?

I think he means that he can't manually replace everything with unicode chars to fix, he has to make it work by itself since its getting the String from a source external to the program.

So this string is generated dynamically.

I wonder one thing. In that string we can find the double quote sign ". How can it gives a annoying character to the output. Even in ASCII format it should correctly displayed, as letters are displayed.

MCN... that's a really good link...

Thanks,
CJSL

I'm wondering what the original poster means by "spitting out". Just how are you displaying the read-in String? In a console window? If so, you may be running up against a font limitation of the console and may need a GUI to display this properly.

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"... but the text is spit out ..."

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... maybe the program's saliva gummed up some of the characters... :)

CJSL

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Originally Posted by Fubarable

I'm wondering what the original poster means by "spitting out". Just how are you displaying the read-in String? In a console window? If so, you may be running up against a font limitation of the console and may need a GUI to display this properly.

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Sorry I missed all the posts I went away for the weekend. Ok yes I am using a console window and perhaps you are right about font limitation. Let me try to display text in a GUI and see what happens.

Ok...there is one problem how exactly do I test this with a GUI? I think there is so much text that a this is throwing out an exceptions:

Code:

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JTextArea outputArea = new JTextArea();
outputArea.setText(htmlText);
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, outputArea, "Test Output", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);

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It takes forever to finish before it throws out the error/exception:

Code:

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Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
        at java.awt.image.DataBufferInt.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.image.Raster.createPackedRaster(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.image.DirectColorModel.createCompatibleWritableRaster(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.getBackupImage(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.VolatileSurfaceManager.getBackupSurface(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.VolatileSurfaceManager.initialize(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.windows.WComponentPeer.createVolatileImage(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component.createVolatileImage(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltBufferStrategy.createBackBuffers(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltBufferStrategy.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltSubRegionBufferStrategy.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Window.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.getBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.prepare(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.GraphicsCallback$PaintCallback.run(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runOneComponent(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runComponents(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Container.paint(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWorkRequest.run(Unknown Source)
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
        at java.awt.image.DataBufferInt.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.image.Raster.createPackedRaster(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.image.DirectColorModel.createCompatibleWritableRaster(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.getBackupImage(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.VolatileSurfaceManager.getBackupSurface(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.VolatileSurfaceManager.initialize(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.windows.WComponentPeer.createVolatileImage(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component.createVolatileImage(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltBufferStrategy.createBackBuffers(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltBufferStrategy.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltSubRegionBufferStrategy.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Window.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.getBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.prepare(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.JComponent._paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWorkRequest.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
        at java.awt.image.DataBufferInt.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.image.Raster.createPackedRaster(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.image.DirectColorModel.createCompatibleWritableRaster(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.getBackupImage(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.VolatileSurfaceManager.getBackupSurface(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.VolatileSurfaceManager.initialize(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.windows.WComponentPeer.createVolatileImage(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component.createVolatileImage(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltBufferStrategy.createBackBuffers(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltBufferStrategy.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltSubRegionBufferStrategy.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Window.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.getBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.prepare(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.JComponent._paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWorkRequest.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
        at java.awt.image.DataBufferInt.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.image.Raster.createPackedRaster(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.image.DirectColorModel.createCompatibleWritableRaster(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.getBackupImage(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.VolatileSurfaceManager.getBackupSurface(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.VolatileSurfaceManager.initialize(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.windows.WComponentPeer.createVolatileImage(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component.createVolatileImage(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltBufferStrategy.createBackBuffers(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltBufferStrategy.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component$BltSubRegionBufferStrategy.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Component.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Window.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.createBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager$BufferInfo.getBufferStrategy(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.prepare(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.JComponent._paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWorkRequest.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

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Any thoughts?

really, i think you're just reading the data in with the incorrect encoding. did you try out anything from the link i posted? i'm not sure if it's completely related, but i ran into similar trouble with a project i had last year

I appreciate your help. I read over what you posted. Not sure it relates except for the part of the String text = new String( bytes, charset ); but not sure if that is really related.

The way I'm reading the text from the URL is wiht a BufferedReader to which I pass an InputStreamRearder(url.openSTream) to the constructor of the BufferedReader. Then I read each liken with a while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null).

By "reading the data in with teh incorrect encoding" do you mean I have to set the encoding type somehow for the BuffferedReader or do you mean I need to use a different type of reader? Please remember I'm java ignorant ;)