Fields of CoderResult
Following are the fields offered by the CoderResult class:
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Modifier and Type |
Field |
Description |
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static CoderResult |
OVERFLOW |
An overflow result object indicates that there is not enough space in the output buffer. |
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static CoderResult |
UNDERFLOW |
Result object indicating underflow, which indicates that more input is needed if the input buffer is not yet empty, or that it has been fully consumed. |
java.nio.charset.CoderResult Class in Java
The ‘java.nio.charset’ package in Java contains classes for character encoding and decoding. The CoderResult class is used for determining the outcome of an encoding or decoding operation.
Before we get started, let’s review the ideas behind character encoding and decoding in CoderResult.
- The process of converting characters from one representation to another, usually from a human-readable format to one that can be transmitted or stored is known as character encoding.
- Character decoding is the opposite procedure that returns encoded characters to their original state.
The CoderResult class is part of the Java NIO (New I/O) package and serves as a mechanism for reporting the result of a coding operation performed by a CharsetEncoder or CharsetDecoder.
- It offers an approach for handling the results of these operations by displaying both success and failure scenarios.
- CoderResult instances can hold extra information about the position in the input and output buffers in addition to serving as a status indicator for the encoding or decoding operation.
Note: java.nio.charset package was introduced in Java 1.4 to improve character set and character encoding handling
Class Declaration for CoderResult
public class CoderResult extends Object
The syntax for the class declaration of CoderResult is a publicly accessible class and implicitly inherits from the Object class which is the root class for all Java classes.
- Basic methods like equals() and toString() are provided by Extending Object, so the instances of the CoderResult class have access to these functions.