CharsetProvider.java

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package java.nio.charset.spi;

import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * The service provider class for character sets.
 */
public abstract class CharsetProvider {
    /**
     * Constructor for subclassing with concrete types.
     */
    protected CharsetProvider() {
    }

    /**
     * Returns an iterator over all the available charsets.
     *
     * @return the iterator.
     */
    public abstract Iterator<Charset> charsets();

    /**
     * Returns the named charset.
     * <p>
     * If the charset is unavailable the method returns <code>null</code>.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param charsetName
     *            the canonical or alias name of a character set.
     * @return the charset, or <code>null</code> if unavailable.
     */
    public abstract Charset charsetForName(String charsetName);
}