Java and UTF-7 encoding

[kir]

Hello
Does anybodu know :

- What is the reason for Java (at least till 1.4.1_2) not to support UTF-7 encoding?
- Is Java going to support UTF-7 encoding at the end of the days?
- Is there some free code around to convert Unicode to UTF-7 and vise versa?

Thanks

Boris Kirzner

 

[Jon A. Cruz]

Hello
Does anybodu know :

- What is the reason for Java (at least till 1.4.1_2) not to support UTF-7 encoding?

Probably because nobody needs it.

- Is Java going to support UTF-7 encoding at the end of the days?

I wouldn't count on it.

- Is there some free code around to convert Unicode to UTF-7 and vise versa?

I believe that there's simple C programs that should be easy to convert.
Plus Roedy has some code.

oooh. The Unicode people even have some
http://www.unicode.org/Public/PROGRAMS/CVTUTF/


The only common place for that to show up nowadays is in folder names in
IMAP. However, there it uses a *modified* UTF-7, not straight UTF-7.