ASCIIEncoding.GetBytes Method

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

public:
 override int GetBytes(ReadOnlySpan<char> chars, Span<System::Byte> bytes);

public override int GetBytes(ReadOnlySpan<char> chars, Span<byte> bytes);

override this.GetBytes : ReadOnlySpan<char> * Span<byte> -> int

Public Overrides Function GetBytes (chars As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char), bytes As Span(Of Byte)) As Integer

Parameters

Returns

The actual number of bytes written into bytes.

Remarks

To calculate the exact size required by GetBytes to store the resulting bytes, use GetByteCount. To calculate the maximum size, use GetMaxByteCount. The GetByteCount method generally allows allocation of less memory, while the GetMaxByteCount method generally executes faster.

Data to be converted, such as data read from a stream, can be available only in sequential blocks. In this case, or if the amount of data is so large that it needs to be divided into smaller blocks, use the Decoder or the Encoder provided by the GetDecoder method or the GetEncoder method, respectively.

ASCIIEncoding does not provide error detection. Any Unicode character greater than U+007F is encoded as the ASCII question mark ("?").

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

public:
 override int GetBytes(char* chars, int charCount, System::Byte* bytes, int byteCount);

[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public override int GetBytes(char* chars, int charCount, byte* bytes, int byteCount);

[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public override int GetBytes(char* chars, int charCount, byte* bytes, int byteCount);

[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public override int GetBytes(char* chars, int charCount, byte* bytes, int byteCount);

[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public override int GetBytes(char* chars, int charCount, byte* bytes, int byteCount);

[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
override this.GetBytes : nativeptr<char> * int * nativeptr<byte> * int -> int

[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
override this.GetBytes : nativeptr<char> * int * nativeptr<byte> * int -> int

[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)>]
override this.GetBytes : nativeptr<char> * int * nativeptr<byte> * int -> int

[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)>]
override this.GetBytes : nativeptr<char> * int * nativeptr<byte> * int -> int

Parameters

Returns

The actual number of bytes written at the location indicated by bytes.

Attributes

CLSCompliantAttribute SecurityCriticalAttribute ComVisibleAttribute

Exceptions

Remarks

To calculate the exact array size required by GetBytes to store the resulting bytes, the application uses GetByteCount. To calculate the maximum array size, the application should use GetMaxByteCount. The GetByteCount method generally allows allocation of less memory, while the GetMaxByteCount method generally executes faster.

Data to be converted, such as data read from a stream, can be available only in sequential blocks. In this case, or if the amount of data is so large that it needs to be divided into smaller blocks, the application should use the Decoder or the Encoder provided by the GetDecoder method or the GetEncoder method, respectively.

ASCIIEncoding does not provide error detection. Any Unicode character greater than U+007F is translated to an ASCII question mark ("?").

See also

• GetEncoder()
• GetByteCount(Char[], Int32, Int32)
• GetMaxByteCount(Int32)

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

public:
 override int GetBytes(cli::array <char> ^ chars, int charIndex, int charCount, cli::array <System::Byte> ^ bytes, int byteIndex);

public override int GetBytes(char[] chars, int charIndex, int charCount, byte[] bytes, int byteIndex);

override this.GetBytes : char[] * int * int * byte[] * int -> int

Public Overrides Function GetBytes (chars As Char(), charIndex As Integer, charCount As Integer, bytes As Byte(), byteIndex As Integer) As Integer

Parameters

Returns

The actual number of bytes written into bytes.

Exceptions

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the GetBytes method to encode a range of characters from a string and store the encoded characters in a range of elements in a byte array.

using System;
using System.Text;

class ASCIIEncodingExample {
    public static void Main() {
        Byte[] bytes;
        String chars = "ASCII Encoding Example";
        
        ASCIIEncoding ascii = new ASCIIEncoding();
        
        int byteCount = ascii.GetByteCount(chars.ToCharArray(), 6, 8);
        bytes = new Byte[byteCount];
        int bytesEncodedCount = ascii.GetBytes(chars, 6, 8, bytes, 0);
        
        Console.WriteLine(
            "{0} bytes used to encode string.", bytesEncodedCount
        );

        Console.Write("Encoded bytes: ");
        foreach (Byte b in bytes) {
            Console.Write("[{0}]", b);
        }
        Console.WriteLine();
    }
}

Imports System.Text

Class ASCIIEncodingExample
   
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim bytes() As Byte
        Dim chars As String = "ASCII Encoding Example"

        Dim ascii As New ASCIIEncoding()

        Dim byteCount As Integer = ascii.GetByteCount(chars.ToCharArray(), 6, 8)
        bytes = New Byte(byteCount - 1) {}
        Dim bytesEncodedCount As Integer = ascii.GetBytes(chars, 6, 8, bytes, 0)

        Console.WriteLine("{0} bytes used to encode string.", bytesEncodedCount)

        Console.Write("Encoded bytes: ")
        Dim b As Byte
        For Each b In bytes
            Console.Write("[{0}]", b)
        Next b
        Console.WriteLine()
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

To calculate the exact array size required by GetBytes to store the resulting bytes, the application uses GetByteCount. To calculate the maximum array size, the application should use GetMaxByteCount. The GetByteCount method generally allows allocation of less memory, while the GetMaxByteCount method generally executes faster.

Data to be converted, such as data read from a stream, can be available only in sequential blocks. In this case, or if the amount of data is so large that it needs to be divided into smaller blocks, the application should use the Decoder or the Encoder provided by the GetDecoder method or the GetEncoder method, respectively.

ASCIIEncoding does not provide error detection. Any Unicode character greater than U+007F is encoded as the ASCII question mark ("?").

See also

• GetEncoder()
• GetByteCount(Char[], Int32, Int32)
• GetMaxByteCount(Int32)

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

public:
 override int GetBytes(System::String ^ chars, int charIndex, int charCount, cli::array <System::Byte> ^ bytes, int byteIndex);

public override int GetBytes(string chars, int charIndex, int charCount, byte[] bytes, int byteIndex);

override this.GetBytes : string * int * int * byte[] * int -> int

Public Overrides Function GetBytes (chars As String, charIndex As Integer, charCount As Integer, bytes As Byte(), byteIndex As Integer) As Integer

Parameters

Returns

The actual number of bytes written into bytes.

Exceptions

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the GetBytes method to encode a range of elements from a Unicode character array and store the encoded bytes in a range of elements in a byte array.

using System;
using System.Text;

class ASCIIEncodingExample {
    public static void Main() {
        Byte[] bytes;
        // Unicode characters.
        Char[] chars = new Char[] {
            '\u0023', // #
            '\u0025', // %
            '\u03a0', // Pi
            '\u03a3'  // Sigma
        };
        
        ASCIIEncoding ascii = new ASCIIEncoding();
        
        int byteCount = ascii.GetByteCount(chars, 1, 2);
        bytes = new Byte[byteCount];
        int bytesEncodedCount = ascii.GetBytes(chars, 1, 2, bytes, 0);
        
        Console.WriteLine(
            "{0} bytes used to encode characters.", bytesEncodedCount
        );

        Console.Write("Encoded bytes: ");
        foreach (Byte b in bytes) {
            Console.Write("[{0}]", b);
        }
        Console.WriteLine();
    }
}

Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings

Class ASCIIEncodingExample
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim bytes() As Byte
        ' Unicode characters.
        ' ChrW(35)  = #
        ' ChrW(37)  = %
        ' ChrW(928) = Pi
        ' ChrW(931) = Sigma
        Dim chars() As Char = {ChrW(35), ChrW(37), ChrW(928), ChrW(931)}

        Dim ascii As New ASCIIEncoding()

        Dim byteCount As Integer = ascii.GetByteCount(chars, 1, 2)
        bytes = New Byte(byteCount - 1){}
        Dim bytesEncodedCount As Integer = ascii.GetBytes(chars, 1, 2, bytes, 0)

        Console.WriteLine("{0} bytes used to encode characters.", bytesEncodedCount)

        Console.Write("Encoded bytes: ")
        Dim b As Byte
        For Each b In bytes
            Console.Write("[{0}]", b)
        Next b
        Console.WriteLine()
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

To calculate the exact array size required by GetBytes to store the resulting bytes, the application uses GetByteCount. To calculate the maximum array size, the application should use GetMaxByteCount. The GetByteCount method generally allows allocation of less memory, while the GetMaxByteCount method generally executes faster.

Data to be converted, such as data read from a stream, can be available only in sequential blocks. In this case, or if the amount of data is so large that it needs to be divided into smaller blocks, the application should use the Decoder or the Encoder provided by the GetDecoder method or the GetEncoder method, respectively.

ASCIIEncoding does not provide error detection. Any Unicode character greater than U+007F is encoded as the ASCII question mark ("?").

See also

• GetEncoder()
• GetByteCount(Char[], Int32, Int32)
• GetMaxByteCount(Int32)