title: Changing the default encoding for String(byte[])
body: <p>Is there a way to change the encoding used by the String(byte[]) constructor ?</p>
  
  <p>In my own code I use String(byte[],String) to specify the encoding but I am using an external library that I cannot change.</p>
  
  <pre><code>String src = "with accents: é à";
  byte[] bytes = src.getBytes("UTF-8");
  System.out.println("UTF-8 decoded: "+new String(bytes,"UTF-8"));
  System.out.println("Default decoded: "+new String(bytes));
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The output for this is :</p>
  
  <pre>UTF-8 decoded: with accents: é à
  Default decoded: with accents: Ã© Ã 
  </pre>
  
  <p>I have tried changing the system property <code>file.encoding</code> but it does not work.</p>