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EncodingGetBytes Method (Char)
When overridden in a derived class, encodes all the characters in the specified character array into a sequence of bytes.

Namespace: System.Text
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
Syntax
C#
public virtual byte[] GetBytes(
	char[] chars
)

Parameters

chars
Type: SystemChar
The character array containing the characters to encode.

Return Value

Type: Byte
A byte array containing the results of encoding the specified set of characters.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullExceptionchars is null.
EncoderFallbackExceptionA fallback occurred (see Character Encoding in the .NET Framework for complete explanation)-and-EncoderFallback is set to EncoderExceptionFallback.
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