Index: api/src/main/java/org/hippoecm/repository/api/StringCodecFactory.java
IDEA additional info:
Subsystem: com.intellij.openapi.diff.impl.patch.CharsetEP
<+>UTF-8
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--- api/src/main/java/org/hippoecm/repository/api/StringCodecFactory.java	(revision 45386)
+++ api/src/main/java/org/hippoecm/repository/api/StringCodecFactory.java	(revision )
@@ -48,12 +48,28 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Requests which encoder to use for the givn symbolic name.
+     * Requests which encoder to use for the given symbolic name.
      * @param encoding the symbolic name of the encoder that is requested
      * @return the stringcodec to use, which might be a fall-back encoder or null if non was defined.
      */
     public StringCodec getStringCodec(String encoding) {
         if (codecs.containsKey(encoding)) {
+            return codecs.get(encoding);
+        } else {
+            return codecs.get(null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Requests which encoder to use for the given symbolic name and locale
+     * @param encoding the symbolic name of the encoder that is requested
+     * @param locale the locale for the requested codec                
+     * @return the stringcodec to use, which might be a fall-back encoder or null if non was defined.
+     */
+    public StringCodec getStringCodec(String encoding, String locale) {
+        if (locale != null && codecs.containsKey(encoding + "." + locale)) {
+            return codecs.get(encoding+ "." + locale);
+        } else if (codecs.containsKey(encoding)) {
             return codecs.get(encoding);
         } else {
             return codecs.get(null);