Encoding.GetBytes Method (Char[], Int32, Int32)

EncodingGetBytes Method (Char, Int32, Int32)

When overridden in a derived class, encodes a set of characters from the specified character array into a sequence of bytes.

Namespace: System.Text
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0

Syntax

public virtual byte[] GetBytes(
	char[] chars,
	int index,
	int count
)

chars: Type: SystemChar
The character array containing the set of characters to encode.
index: Type: SystemInt32
The index of the first character to encode.
count: Type: SystemInt32
The number of characters to encode.

Type: Byte
A byte array containing the results of encoding the specified set of characters.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	chars is null.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	index or count is less than zero.-or- index and count do not denote a valid range in chars.
EncoderFallbackException	A fallback occurred (see Character Encoding in the .NET Framework for complete explanation)-and-EncoderFallback is set to EncoderExceptionFallback.