Convert string from code page 1252 to 1250

Question

How to convert one Stringwith characters decoded in code page 1252, into String, decoded in code page 1250.

for instance

String str1252 = "ê¹ś¿źæñ³ó";
String str1250 = convert(str1252);
System.out.print(str1250);

I want to find a function convert()such that the printed output is:

ęąśżźćńłó

These are Polish characters.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Answer 1

It is pretty simple:

public String convert(String s) {
    return new String(s.getBytes("Windows-1252"), "Windows-1250");
}

Please note that another incorrect conversionSystem.out.print() may be introduced due to a mismatch between the ANSI and OEM code pages . However, it System.console().writer().print()should output it correctly.