Encoding architecture

International applications use one or more character sets to support different languages.

Character set encodings are used in different areas such as configuration files, operating system interaction and user applications.

This diagram summarizes the GAS character set encoding architecture:

Figure: GAS Encoding Architecture


Diagram of GAS encoding architecture

The GAS uses:

  • XML file encoding
  • Template charset
  • Operating system locale

The DVM uses:

  • Operating system locale