How do I prove java uses unicode?

Question

Hi!
I use a win98 computer in sweden with ansi cp1252.
i run java in jbuilder 5.0 with jdk 1.3.0.
I want to prove that java uses unicode and not the ascii tabell but if i try to write all char in a for loop for example i only get the ansi values. I want to prove that it uses unicode how can i do that?
I have a suggestion that if i print a chinese sign for example that proves that java can handle many diffrent ascii tabells. but how do i do that and where should i put the font that is needed and where do i get it?
Any suggestion for a solution ... plz message me :o)
Anders.
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Answer 1

The ASCI/ANSI character set is a subset of Unicode, so if you print all of them out you will just get the ASCII table. So, technically anything that uses Unicode uses the ASCII table. ;)
Anyway, you can use the escape character \uXXXX where the X's are hexadecimal values. If you use a value greater than 255 than it will give you somthing that isn't ANSI. \u2122 is the trademark symbol, for example.
I got this information from Core Java 2: Fundamentals if you're interested.