org.opengis.metadata.identification

Class CharacterSet

Object

CodeList<CharacterSet>

CharacterSet

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<CharacterSet>

@UML(identifier="MD_CharacterSetCode",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public final class CharacterSet
extends CodeList<CharacterSet>

Name of the character coding standard used for the resource.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.1

Author:

Ely Conn (Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, LLC)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static CharacterSet	BIG_5 Traditional Chinese code set used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other areas.
static CharacterSet	EBCDIC IBM mainframe code set.
static CharacterSet	EUC_JP Japanese code set used on UNIX based machines.
static CharacterSet	EUC_KR Korean code set.
static CharacterSet	GB2312 Simplified Chinese code set.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_1 ISO/IEC 8859-1, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_10 ISO/IEC 8859-10, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 10: Latin alphabet No. 6.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_11 ISO/IEC 8859-11, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 11: Latin/Thai alphabet.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_12 A future ISO/IEC 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character set.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_13 ISO/IEC 8859-13, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 13: Latin alphabet No. 7.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_14 ISO/IEC 8859-14, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 14: Latin alphabet No. 8 (Celtic).
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_15 ISO/IEC 8859-15, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 15: Latin alphabet No. 9.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_16 ISO/IEC 8859-16, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 16: Latin alphabet No. 10.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_2 ISO/IEC 8859-2, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 2: Latin alphabet No. 2.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_3 ISO/IEC 8859-3, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 3: Latin alphabet No. 3.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_4 ISO/IEC 8859-4, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 4: Latin alphabet No. 4.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_5 ISO/IEC 8859-5, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 5: Latin/Cyrillic alphabet.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_6 ISO/IEC 8859-6, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 6: Latin/Arabic alphabet.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_7 ISO/IEC 8859-7, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 7: Latin/Greek alphabet.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_8 ISO/IEC 8859-8, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 8: Latin/Hebrew alphabet.
static CharacterSet	ISO_8859_9 ISO/IEC 8859-9, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 9: Latin alphabet No. 5.
static CharacterSet	JIS Japanese code set used for electronic transmission.
static CharacterSet	SHIFT_JIS Japanese code set used on MS-DOS based machines.
static CharacterSet	UCS_2 16-bit fixed size Universal Character Set, based on ISO/IEC 10646.
static CharacterSet	UCS_4 32-bit fixed size Universal Character Set, based on ISO/IEC 10646.
static CharacterSet	US_ASCII United States ASCII code set (ISO 646 US).
static CharacterSet	UTF_16 16-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646.
static CharacterSet	UTF_7 7-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646.
static CharacterSet	UTF_8 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CharacterSet[]	family() Returns the list of enumerations of the same kind than this enum.
boolean	matches(String name) Returns true if the given name matches the name, identifier or any other identification string of this code list element.
Charset	toCharset() Converts the Character Set to a java Charset, if it can.
static CharacterSet	valueOf(String code) Returns the character set that matches the given string, or returns a new one if none match it.
static CharacterSet[]	values() Returns the list of CharacterSets.

Methods inherited from class CodeList

compareTo, equals, identifier, name, ordinal, readResolve, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

UCS_2

@UML(identifier="ucs2",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet UCS_2

16-bit fixed size Universal Character Set, based on ISO/IEC 10646.

UCS_4

@UML(identifier="ucs4",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet UCS_4

32-bit fixed size Universal Character Set, based on ISO/IEC 10646.

UTF_7

@UML(identifier="utf7",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet UTF_7

7-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646.

UTF_8

@UML(identifier="utf8",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet UTF_8

8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646.

UTF_16

@UML(identifier="utf16",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet UTF_16

16-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646.

ISO_8859_1

@UML(identifier="8859part1",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_1

ISO/IEC 8859-1, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1.

ISO_8859_2

@UML(identifier="8859part2",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_2

ISO/IEC 8859-2, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 2: Latin alphabet No. 2.

ISO_8859_3

@UML(identifier="8859part3",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_3

ISO/IEC 8859-3, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 3: Latin alphabet No. 3.

ISO_8859_4

@UML(identifier="8859part4",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_4

ISO/IEC 8859-4, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 4: Latin alphabet No. 4.

ISO_8859_5

@UML(identifier="8859part5",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_5

ISO/IEC 8859-5, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 5: Latin/Cyrillic alphabet.

ISO_8859_6

@UML(identifier="8859part6",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_6

ISO/IEC 8859-6, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 6: Latin/Arabic alphabet.

ISO_8859_7

@UML(identifier="8859part7",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_7

ISO/IEC 8859-7, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 7: Latin/Greek alphabet.

ISO_8859_8

@UML(identifier="8859part8",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_8

ISO/IEC 8859-8, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 8: Latin/Hebrew alphabet.

ISO_8859_9

@UML(identifier="8859part9",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_9

ISO/IEC 8859-9, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 9: Latin alphabet No. 5.

ISO_8859_10

@UML(identifier="8859part10",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_10

ISO/IEC 8859-10, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 10: Latin alphabet No. 6.

ISO_8859_11

@UML(identifier="8859part11",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_11

ISO/IEC 8859-11, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 11: Latin/Thai alphabet.

ISO_8859_12

@UML(identifier="8859part12",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_12

A future ISO/IEC 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character set.

ISO_8859_13

@UML(identifier="8859part13",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_13

ISO/IEC 8859-13, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 13: Latin alphabet No. 7.

ISO_8859_14

@UML(identifier="8859part14",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_14

ISO/IEC 8859-14, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 14: Latin alphabet No. 8 (Celtic).

ISO_8859_15

@UML(identifier="8859part15",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_15

ISO/IEC 8859-15, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 15: Latin alphabet No. 9.

ISO_8859_16

@UML(identifier="8859part16",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet ISO_8859_16

ISO/IEC 8859-16, Information technology. 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 16: Latin alphabet No. 10.

JIS

@UML(identifier="jis",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet JIS

Japanese code set used for electronic transmission.

SHIFT_JIS

@UML(identifier="shiftJIS",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet SHIFT_JIS

Japanese code set used on MS-DOS based machines.

EUC_JP

@UML(identifier="eucJP",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet EUC_JP

Japanese code set used on UNIX based machines.

US_ASCII

@UML(identifier="usAscii",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet US_ASCII

United States ASCII code set (ISO 646 US).

EBCDIC

@UML(identifier="ebcdic",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet EBCDIC

IBM mainframe code set.

EUC_KR

@UML(identifier="eucKR",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet EUC_KR

Korean code set.

BIG_5

@UML(identifier="big5",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet BIG_5

Traditional Chinese code set used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other areas.

GB2312

@UML(identifier="GB2312",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
public static final CharacterSet GB2312

Simplified Chinese code set.

Method Detail

toCharset

public Charset toCharset()
                  throws UnsupportedCharsetException

Converts the Character Set to a java Charset, if it can.

Returns:

The Java Charset.

Throws:

UnsupportedCharsetException - If no support for the charset is available.

See Also:

Supported encodings

values

public static CharacterSet[] values()

Returns the list of CharacterSets.

Returns:

The list of codes declared in the current JVM.

matches

public boolean matches(String name)

Returns true if the given name matches the name, identifier or any other identification string of this code list element. The comparison is case-insensitive.

Overrides:

matches in class CodeList<CharacterSet>

Parameters:

name - The name to check.

Returns:

true if the given name matches the code name or identifier.

family

public CharacterSet[] family()

Returns the list of enumerations of the same kind than this enum.

Specified by:

family in class CodeList<CharacterSet>

Returns:

The codes of the same kind than this code.

valueOf

public static CharacterSet valueOf(String code)

Returns the character set that matches the given string, or returns a new one if none match it.

Parameters:

code - The name of the code to fetch or to create.

Returns:

A code matching the given name.