Getting � when trying to equal formatted string

[Coder]

I am trying to find out if a formatted string is equal to something. When I open the game inside eclipse it works, but when I compile it, it doesn't recognize the § symbol. (my idea is it replaces it with �).

Can I do something about this? I really need the text with the formatting codes, it is stored inside a string variable.

[Coder]

3 minutes ago, diesieben07 said:

• Use UTF-8 everywhere.
• Tell the Java compiler you are doing so.
• Stop messing with formatting codes. Use ITextComponent.

I am getting text using .getName().getUnformattedComponentText() however, the server adds § to format the colors, I can't really remove it if I don't have access to how the server displays it.

Can I compare these two "getUnformattedComponentText" that have some formatting in them?