(Java) Decode Literal String

Decode a literal string. See Avoid Non-usascii Literal Strings in Source Code

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // It's best not to use non-usascii literal strings in source code.
    // Instead, use a binary encoded representation of the string.

    // This is the string "44ης Οδός, αρ.2" encoded as quoted-printable.
    // Use Chilkat's online tool to prepare encoded strings: Online Binary Encoder
    // Note: For strings that have very few us-ascii chars, it's better to use base64 encoding instead of quoted-printable.
    String s = "44=CE=B7=CF=82 =CE=9F=CE=B4=CF=8C=CF=82, =CE=B1=CF=81.2";
    CkStringBuilder sb = new CkStringBuilder();
    sb.AppendEncoded(s,"quoted-printable");

    // For programming languages where strings are exposed bytes, you can tell Chilkat globally
    // to give you the utf-8 byte representation.
    // For programming languages where strings are opaque objects, such as C#, it doesn't matter.
    CkGlobal glob = new CkGlobal();
    glob.put_DefaultUtf8(true);

    String s = sb.getAsString();
  }
}