Uses of Class java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder

- Packages that use CharsetDecoder
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.io | Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
  java.nio.channels | Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.
  java.nio.charset | Defines charsets, decoders, and encoders, for translating between bytes and Unicode characters.

- - ### Uses of CharsetDecoder in java.io

    Constructors in java.io with parameters of type CharsetDecoder
    Constructor and Description
    `InputStreamReader(InputStream in, CharsetDecoder dec)` Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the given charset decoder.

  - ### Uses of CharsetDecoder in java.nio.channels

    Methods in java.nio.channels with parameters of type CharsetDecoder
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Reader` | Channels.`newReader(ReadableByteChannel ch, CharsetDecoder dec, int minBufferCap)` Constructs a reader that decodes bytes from the given channel using the given decoder.

  - ### Uses of CharsetDecoder in java.nio.charset

    Methods in java.nio.charset that return CharsetDecoder
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract CharsetDecoder` | Charset.`newDecoder()` Constructs a new decoder for this charset.
    `CharsetDecoder` | CharsetDecoder.`onMalformedInput(CodingErrorAction newAction)` Changes this decoder's action for malformed-input errors.
    `CharsetDecoder` | CharsetDecoder.`onUnmappableCharacter(CodingErrorAction newAction)` Changes this decoder's action for unmappable-character errors.
    `CharsetDecoder` | CharsetDecoder.`replaceWith(String newReplacement)` Changes this decoder's replacement value.
    `CharsetDecoder` | CharsetDecoder.`reset()` Resets this decoder, clearing any internal state.

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