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Sign inBerConverter.Encode(String, Object[]) Method
Definition
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The Encode(String, Object[]) method encodes structured data, using BER, to retrieve a binary representation of the data.
public:
static cli::array <System::Byte> ^ Encode(System::String ^ format, ... cli::array <System::Object ^> ^ value);public static byte[] Encode(string format, params object[] value);static member Encode : string * obj[] -> byte[]Public Shared Function Encode (format As String, ParamArray value As Object()) As Byte()- format
- String
The format string.
- value
- Object[]
An array of formatted data.
Byte[]
An array of BER-encoded data.
The following are valid format characters.
Encoding rules:
| Code | Corresponding Argument |
|---|---|
| '{' '}' '[' ']' 'n' | No corresponding argument |
| 't' 'i' 'e' | int |
| 'a' | Octet string |
| 'b' | bool |
| 's' | string |
| 'o' 'X' | byte[] |
| 'v' | string[] |
| 'V' | byte[][] |
Note
'v' and 'V' are special in that a double {} is required. For example, use {{v}} and {{V}}.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | format is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
| ArgumentException | This exception occurs in any one of the following conditions: - There are not enough arguments for the format string. - The format string argument is incorrect. - The format string contains an undefined character. |
| BerConversionException | Error processing return value. |
Applies to
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET | 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (package-provided) |
| .NET Framework | 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1 (package-provided), 4.7.1, 4.7.2 (package-provided), 4.7.2, 4.8 (package-provided), 4.8, 4.8.1 |
| .NET Standard | 2.0 (package-provided) |