On Thu, 22 May 2025 16:39:46 GMT, Alan Bateman <al...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> I'm confused by the actual behavior here. What might be helpful is to divide >> the discussion between a) what charsets get used for input and output, and >> b) the return value of the `charset()` method. >> >> I'm not entirely sure, but since `stdin.encoding` and `stdout.encoding` are >> always set to something -- whether it comes from the platform or the command >> line -- won't Console just use `stdin.encoding` for input and >> `stdout.encoding` for output? If this is true, maybe just say this instead >> of deferring to the `charset()` method. > > I think I agree with Stuart and it would be better to say that stdin.encoding > is used for reading, and stdout.encoding for writing. They are usually the > same but if they differ then Console will return the charset for output. Thanks. I reworded the descriptions of the class and `charset()` method. ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25271#discussion_r2103101604
