Import dotnetDBF for error handling.

dotnetdbf/original java src/DBFBase.java

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+/*
+	$Id: DBFBase.java,v 1.3 2004/03/31 15:59:40 anil Exp $
+	Serves as the base class of DBFReader adn DBFWriter.
+	
+	@author: anil@linuxense.com
+
+	Support for choosing implemented character Sets as 
+	suggested by Nick Voznesensky <darkers@mail.ru>
+*/
+/**
+	Base class for DBFReader and DBFWriter.
+*/
+package com.linuxense.javadbf;
+
+public abstract class DBFBase {
+
+	protected String characterSetName = "8859_1";
+	protected final int END_OF_DATA = 0x1A;
+
+	/* 
+	 If the library is used in a non-latin environment use this method to set 
+	 corresponding character set. More information: 
+	 http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets
+	 Also see the documentation of the class java.nio.charset.Charset
+	*/
+	public String getCharactersetName() {
+
+		return this.characterSetName;
+	}
+
+	public void setCharactersetName( String characterSetName) {
+
+		this.characterSetName = characterSetName;
+	}
+
+}