Java converting byte array to string UTF-8

Question

I'm trying to convert a byte array to a string. The problem is that UTF-8 won't work. I can't show "ü", "ä" or something like this. Can anyone help me?

public static String byteToString(byte[] bytes) {
    String str = new String(bytes, Charsets.UTF_8);

    return str;
}

Would be nice if it works down until API 8 Android

That should work. Are you sure the data is UTF-8? How do you display it back? — Thilo
– Thilo, Commented Jul 14, 2014 at 5:23
Requires at least API 9. Yes I'm sure that the data is UTF-8 and I display it in a TextView with .setText() — Phil
– Phil, Commented Jul 14, 2014 at 14:14

morgano · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-14 05:22:52Z

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Try this instead:

String str = new String(bytes, Charset.forName("UTF8"));

answered Jul 14, 2014 at 5:22

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morgano Over a year ago

@Phil Just to help you better, can you please update your question by adding two things?: 1 - the byte array input, and 2 - the String you're expecting from such byte array

Yesyoor Over a year ago

This does not work, It works in C# but not in Java.

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