What does the message “Invalid byte 2 of a 3-byte UTF-8 sequence” mean?

Question

I changed a file in Orbeon Forms, and the next time I load the page, I get an error message saying Invalid byte 2 of a 3-byte UTF-8 sequence. How can I solve this p

Answer 1

I am using Eclipse and I also had to change the Text file encoding in:

->Windows->Preferences->Workspace

Then it worked fine.

Thanks

Answer 2

A three byte UTF-8 sequence looks like:

1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx

Your error message may mean that the first byte of the three is incorrectly flagging the start of a three byte sequence or else that the second byte is malformed.

As @avernet says, you need to make sure that all elements in your system are producing and expecting UTF-8.

Answer 3

I got the same problem in Eclipse, I just tried by changing the file type.

Right click on file -> Resource -> Text file encoding (UTF-8)

This solution worked for me.

Thanks.