The
forName() method is a built-in method of the
java.nio.charset returns a charset object for the named charset. In this function we pass a canonical name or an alias and its respective charset name is returned.
Syntax:
public static Charset forName?(String charsetName)
Parameters: The function accepts a single mandatory parameter
charsetName which specifies the canonical name or the alias name whose object name is to be returned.
Return Value: The function returns a charset object for the named charset.
Errors and Exceptions: The function throws three exceptions as shown below:
- IllegalCharsetNameException: It is thrown if the given charset name is illegal
- IllegalArgumentException : It is thrown if the given charsetName is null
- UnsupportedCharsetException : It is thrown if no support for the named charset is available in this instance of the Java virtual machine
Below is the implementation of the above function:
Program 1:
Output:
The name for ISO-2022-CN is ISO-2022-CN
Program 2:
Output:
The name for UTF16 is UTF-16
Program 3
Output:
The exception is: java.nio.charset.IllegalCharsetNameException:
Program 4
