This can happen if you use JSTL tags which overwrite whatever response encoding you set.
This can be fixed by using a filter to force the encoding http://www.anassina.com/struts/i18n/SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: Ronald van den Heuvel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 12:28 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Problem with utf-8 encoding with struts > > > Hello all, > > > > I am using Struts for a web-application and the web-page should be in > UTF-8 encoding, but the application keeps sending the > following header: > Content-Type: text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1. I take the > following action > to get the page into UTF-8. > > - in the struts config file: > > <controller contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8" > nocache="true" /> > > - in the main tiles layout: > > <%@ page language="java" contentType="text/xml; > charset=UTF-8" %> (at the top) > > <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; > charset=UTF-8">( in the head part of the document) > > > > The page is valid xhtml 1.0 transitional and I get no errors what so > ever. I tested it in mozilla and IE and both say it is the ISO-8859-1 > content type. > > > > Does anybody know the solution to this problem? > > > > Thanks > > > > Ronald > > > > > > ********************************************************************** Axios Email Confidentiality Footer Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message, and notify us immediately. If you or your employer does not consent to Internet email messages of this kind, please advise us immediately. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this message are not given or endorsed by my Company or employer unless otherwise indicated by an authorised representative independent of this message. WARNING: While Axios Systems Ltd takes steps to prevent computer viruses from being transmitted via electronic mail attachments we cannot guarantee that attachments do not contain computer virus code. You are therefore strongly advised to undertake anti virus checks prior to accessing the attachment to this electronic mail. Axios Systems Ltd grants no warranties regarding performance use or quality of any attachment and undertakes no liability for loss or damage howsoever caused. ********************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]