Problems with SAX Parser in Java - Character Encoding Issues Causing Data Loss
Does anyone know how to I'm currently using a SAX parser to read an XML file in Java, but I'm working with character encoding issues that seem to cause data loss for certain characters. The XML file is encoded in UTF-8, but I often see garbled text when elements contain special characters like accented letters. Here's how I'm setting up my parser: ```java FileInputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream("data.xml"); InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8); SAXParserFactory factory = SAXParserFactory.newInstance(); SAXParser saxParser = factory.newSAXParser(); DefaultHandler handler = new DefaultHandler() { public void startElement(String uri, String localName, String qName, Attributes attributes) throws SAXException { System.out.println("Start Element: " + qName); } public void characters(char[] ch, int start, int length) throws SAXException { System.out.println("Characters: " + new String(ch, start, length)); } }; saxParser.parse(reader, handler); ``` The XML file looks something like this: ```xml <root> <item>Élément</item> <item>Følg</item> </root> ``` However, when I run my code, the output for the characters comes out as garbled text, like "Élément" and "Følg" instead of the expected characters. I've checked that the XML declaration at the top of the file specifies UTF-8: ```xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> ``` I've also tried setting the encoding explicitly in the input stream and even tested with different encodings, but nothing seems to work. Can someone point me in the right direction or suggest alternative methods to ensure proper handling of character encoding in SAX parsing? I'm using Java 11 and have made sure that my environment supports UTF-8 without issues. Thanks for your help! Could someone point me to the right documentation?