[jinnyishere]

Hi! does anyone know how to output chinese character into a window in java.. I have google so many times and found nothing..any help would be nice ...thank you

[AntonWebsters]

Yes, you can do it.
You have to set the encoding from default(Cp1252) to UTF-8.
It worked for me on Eclipse.

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.*;

public class UseCustomFrame extends JFrame{

	private JLabel jlblChin = new JLabel("可以打華語字耶!!");
	public UseCustomFrame(){
		JPanel p1 = new JPanel();
		p1.add(jlblChin);
		add(p1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
	}
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		UseCustomFrame frame = new UseCustomFrame();
		frame.setTitle("Hehe");
		frame.setSize(200, 100);
		frame.setLocation(200, 100);
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		frame.setVisible(true);
		frame.getContentPane().setBackground(Color.yellow);
		
	}

}

This post has been edited by AntonWebsters: 22 September 2009 - 04:34 AM

[baavgai]

Cut and paste unicode support can be a pitfall. I'd used Java's unicode notation. This assumes the OS has some level of font support for the language in question.

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class ChineseTest extends JFrame{
	public ChineseTest() {
		addText(
			"\u4F60" // unicode ni
			+ "\u597D" // unicode hao
		);
		setTitle("Does your Java speak Chinese?");
		setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		pack();
	}
	
	private void addText(String s) {
		JLabel lab = new JLabel(s);
		Font f = lab.getFont();
		lab.setFont(new Font(f.getFontName(), f.getStyle(), f.getSize()*5));
		add(lab);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		new ChineseTest().setVisible(true);
	}
}

[NeoTifa]

Does Locale come into play in this? *is curious....*

[jinnyishere]

Hey! thx all...anton. I tried your method tho, if other computer does not support the chinese font ??? will appear...and baavgi I tried yours hence, do you know where I might find a list of the chinese uni-code??

[AntonWebsters]

Here's a Chinese character to Unicode converter...
http://weber.ucsd.ed...icodemaker.html
After converting, make sure you add "\u" in front of the unicodes when you want to use them.
For example, 597D should be \u597D.

[jinnyishere]

ohh cool..i found that program on google before but wasn't sure how to use it..now i got it i have to type the chinese character in the it translate for me and uses the hex value...

Thx a lot..