When working with text in Java, it’s important to ensure that you are using the correct character encoding to handle different character sets. One such encoding is ISO-8859-1, also known as Latin-1.

To write text in ISO-8859-1 encoding in Java, you need to pay attention to the encoding used when writing to a file or output stream. Here’s an example:

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

public class WriteInISO88591 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            // Create a FileOutputStream with the desired filename
            OutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream("output.txt");
            
            // Create an OutputStreamWriter with ISO-8859-1 encoding
            OutputStreamWriter writer = new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream, StandardCharsets.ISO_8859_1);
            
            // Write text in ISO-8859-1 encoding
            String text = "Writing text in ISO-8859-1 encoding";
            writer.write(text);
            
            // Close the writer
            writer.close();
            
            System.out.println("Text written successfully in ISO-8859-1 encoding.");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Error occurred: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}

In the above example, we create a FileOutputStream and specify the desired filename, in this case, “output.txt”. We then create an OutputStreamWriter and pass in the OutputStream object along with the desired character encoding, here ISO-8859-1.

We then write the desired text, “Writing text in ISO-8859-1 encoding”, using the writer’s write method. Finally, we close the writer to ensure that all the data is flushed to the file.

Remember to handle any exceptions that may occur during the process.

Conclusion

Writing in ISO-8859-1 encoding in Java is a straightforward process. By properly setting the encoding when writing to a file or output stream, you can ensure that your text is encoded correctly.