Android Question [Solved] How to save EditText as Unicode?

[Beja]

Arabic text can be displayed correctly on EditText1, but when save it and later load it, it is loaded in Chinese (real Chinese) leters.
How can one saves it in Unicode?

Thanks in advance.

 

[KMatle]

I've found this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7962704/how-to-support-arabic-text-in-android/7962813#7962813

It *seems* that you have to install a special font and convert the chars (a bit).

 

[Erel]

Just use File.WriteString and load it with File.ReadString. It will use UTF8 and it supports all characters.

 

[Beja]

Hi Erel,
Following is the code.. it's saving, but loadfile is not loading the file 1.txt back to EditText1.text, but
I can see it directly from the device storage (English correctly but Arabic in Chinese chars).

Sub loadfile
	EditText1.Text = File.ReadString(File.DirRootExternal, "1.txt") 
End Sub
Sub btnSave_Click
	File.WriteString(File.DirRootExternal, "1.txt", EditText1.Text)
End Sub

 

[Erel]

It can't be Beja. The problem is somewhere else.

I can see it directly from the device storage

Use a text editor such as Notepad++ to check it. You are probably opening it with an editor that doesn't support UTF8.

 

[Beja]

Thanks and I am using Notpad that comes with Windows 8.1
will try Notepad ++, I hope it's free

 

[Beja]

You are right Erel,
I saved it to my PC and opened it from there in MS Word.. it showed the correct original Arabic text.
Thanks for the hint.
What's left now it is not loading back to edittext1 as in the above code.

 

[Erel]

If you are unable to solve it then upload a small example that demonstrates the issue.

 

[Beja]

here it is!

 

[klaus]

I tested your code with french text with éè and it works.
Be sure you do a long click to save the file.
As you have an empty Click event routine, a click on the save button does nothing.