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The java compiler and encoding of sourcde file.

 
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Hi,

I have a source file from a repository that causes a warning when I compile on my local machine:

"Unmappable character for encoding UTF8"

I have googled and found a "fix", which is to specify an encoding as an optional parameter when invoking the compiler.

However, I have always heard that Java sources could use Unicode, so whats up ?
 
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javac can handle source files in just about any encoding, but it needs to be specified using the switch you found. I think the default is to assume US-ASCII encoding.
 
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Ok,

then I get it, I assumed the claim about Unicode meant that the compiler itself would figure things out.

Thanks for the reply

 
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