All inclusive Charset to avoid “java.nio.charset.MalformedInputException: Input length = 1”?

Question

I\'m creating a simple wordcount program in Java that reads through a directory\'s text-based files.

However, I keep on getting the error:

java.nio.c         


        

Answer 1

you can try something like this, or just copy and past below piece.

boolean exception = true;
Charset charset = Charset.defaultCharset(); //Try the default one first.        
int index = 0;

while(exception) {
    try {
        lines = Files.readAllLines(f.toPath(),charset);
          for (String line: lines) {
              line= line.trim();
              if(line.contains(keyword))
                  values.add(line);
              }           
        //No exception, just returns
        exception = false; 
    } catch (IOException e) {
        exception = true;
        //Try the next charset
        if(index