@Override
public String getCharsetFor(Reader contents) throws CoreException {
String charset;
ResourceInfo info = getResourceInfo(false, false);
int flags = getFlags(info);
if (exists(flags, true))
// the file exists, look for user setting
if ((charset = workspace.getCharsetManager().getCharsetFor(getFullPath(), false)) != null)
// if there is a file-specific user setting, use it
return charset;
// tries to obtain a description from the contents provided
IContentDescription description;
try {
// TODO need to take project specific settings into account
IContentTypeManager contentTypeManager = Platform.getContentTypeManager();
description =
contentTypeManager.getDescriptionFor(
contents, getName(), new QualifiedName[] {IContentDescription.CHARSET});
} catch (IOException e) {
String message = NLS.bind(Messages.resources_errorContentDescription, getFullPath());
throw new ResourceException(
IResourceStatus.FAILED_DESCRIBING_CONTENTS, getFullPath(), message, e);
}
if (description != null)
if ((charset = description.getCharset()) != null)
// the description contained charset info, we are done
return charset;
// could not find out the encoding based on the contents... default to parent's
return workspace.getCharsetManager().getCharsetFor(getFullPath().removeLastSegments(1), true);
}
