org.apache.any23.encoding

Interface EncodingDetector

public interface EncodingDetector

Defines a detector for charset encoding.

Author:

Michele Mostarda ( michele.mostarda@gmail.com )

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	guessEncoding(InputStream input) Guesses the data encoding.
default String	guessEncoding(InputStream input, String contentType) Guesses the data encoding.

Method Detail

guessEncoding

String guessEncoding(InputStream input)
              throws IOException

Guesses the data encoding.

Parameters:

input - the input stream containing the data.

Returns:

a string compliant to IANA Charset Specification.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error whilst guessing the encoding.

guessEncoding

default String guessEncoding(InputStream input,
                             String contentType)
                      throws IOException

Guesses the data encoding.

Parameters:

input - the input stream containing the data.

contentType - the declared content type of the data.

Returns:

a string compliant to IANA Charset Specification.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error whilst guessing the encoding.