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[dev-200508211800, JDK 1.5.0_04] User can set encodings for java files by setting property Default Encoding in Tools | Options -> Editing -> Java Sources. There should be list of possible encoding strings because it's impossible to remember those required strings. The same applies for setting encoding for particular files in their properties. For reference see: http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc2278.txt
Another possible resource: http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets
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