Convert string to Unicode

Question

_{Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11:39 AM}

How can I convert a string to Unicode?

The output should be the Unicode string.

Noam B.

All replies (6)

_{Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:47 PM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hi Noam,

Try this:

using System;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication3
{
  class Program
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      string inputString = new string(new char[] { '\u70B9', '\u83DC' }); // 点菜
       byte[] stringBytes = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(inputString);
      char[] stringChars = Encoding.Unicode.GetChars(stringBytes);
      StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
      Array.ForEach<char>(stringChars, c => builder.AppendFormat("\\u{0:X}", (int) c));
      Console.WriteLine(builder);

      Console.ReadKey(true);
    }
  }
}

Marcel

_{Thursday, June 17, 2010 12:30 PM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Well, later I found a very easy way to do that, so for those of you that will search for a solution,

here is a way to imitate the JavaScript escape command:

Add a reference to Microsoft.JScript.dll

string result = Microsoft.JScript.GlobalObject.escape(inputString);

Noam B
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_{Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:03 PM}

Could you give an example of what you want? C# strings are already Unicode.

_{Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:16 PM | 1 vote}

 string str = "Æble";   
   byte [] unibyte=Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(str);
   string uniString = string.Empty;
   foreach (byte b in unibyte)
   {
   uniString += string.Format("{0}{1}", @"\u", b.ToString("X"));

   }

is it what you wanted

Manish Sati

_{Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:19 PM}

Almost.

I need the \u at the beginning of each series also...

_{Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:32 PM}

uniString += string.Format("{0}{1}", @"\u", b.ToString("X"));

Manish Sati