Java String Uppercase

[Accname]

Call me stupid if you want but i have problems of converting a String in java to all caps.
I am not talking about literals here, like abc etc, but rather numbers and special signs.
I want to get the same effect like pressing shift/capslock while typing.

I know i could make a hashtable which maps strings to strings but i hope there is a better way.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Slapshot136]

I don't see much else.. you could convert it to a byte array and then do some integer stuff for like 1-9 since those match up nicely in UTF-8, but not much else does... no clue what would be faster

 

[GetTriggerUnit-]

It's an issue because it depends on the keyboard mapping you're using. For instance, I'm using Canadian French which means shift + 2 gives ". It wouldn't on let's say Canadian English...

Anyway, I would use a 2D char array like this:

final char[][] MAP = new char {{'1','!'},{'2','"'},{'3','/'}}; // etc...

Then a for loop should easily allow you to convert it.

 

[Accname]

I hoped there would some kind of tool which is using the current locale so that it would work with every keyboard mapping and language.

 

[s3rius]

I think you're out of luck. I don't think locale can be used for that, nor do I know of any other Java class that can do this for you.
A table seems to be the most sensible solution.

 

[Accname]

>_< Not funny.
So what should i do? Force some kind of standard keyboard layout in my game?
That does not sound very nice...

 

[s3rius]

You can also query the user's language through the locale, determine their layout (e.g. FR_fr => AZERTY) and use a different table for each keyboard layout.

Or allow the user to select it.

Those would be my best guesses.

 

[Accname]

Yeah, i guess i have to do that. There is no other way -.-
Thank you guys.