Problem in String reading

Question

I'm trying to read
�r�nler aras�nda k�yaslama yapmak i�in se�iniz
what i get is
�?r��nler aras��nda k��yaslama yapmak i��in se��iniz
I am using String class to read it using URL class from a turkish website using the following code
String pagedata="";
String s="":
URL u = new URL(link);
     InputStream is = u.openStream();
     DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(new BufferedInputStream(is));
     while ((s = dis.readLine()) != null) {
     pagedata=pagedata+"\n"+s;
What is the possible solution of this problem?

Answer 1

Well, you aren't using the String class to read anything there. You are using a DataInputStream and a BufferedInputStream to read it. And you letting the DataInputStream convert the bytes to chars using your system's default encoding.
I have no idea why you would choose to use a DataInputStream to read text from a web page. To read text you should be using a Reader of some sort. Here's a replacement line:BufferedReader dis = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(is, "XXXXXX"));You should replace the XXXXXX in that example by the actual charset of the page. My guess based on what you posted is that it's UTF-8, but look in the HTML for a <meta> tag that declares the page's charset.