FontEncoder.java

// Copyright 2005, FreeHEP.
package org.freehep.graphics2d.font;

public class FontEncoder {

	private FontEncoder() {
	}

	public static String getEncodedString(String string, String tableName) {
		CharTable charTable = Lookup.getInstance().getTable(tableName);
		return getEncodedString(string, charTable);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns an unicode encoded string from an ascii encoded string, using the
	 * supplied table.
	 */
	public static String getEncodedString(String string, CharTable charTable) {
		if (charTable == null) {
			return string;
		}

		StringBuffer s = new StringBuffer();
		for (int i = 0; i < string.length(); i++) {
			int enc = string.charAt(i);
			String name = charTable.toName(enc);
			s.append((name != null) ? charTable.toUnicode(name) : (char) enc);
		}
		return s.toString();
	}

}