Encoding.GetCharCount Method (Byte[], Int32, Int32)

EncodingGetCharCount Method (Byte, Int32, Int32)

When overridden in a derived class, calculates the number of characters produced by decoding a sequence of bytes from the specified byte array.

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

Syntax

public abstract int GetCharCount(
	byte[] bytes,
	int index,
	int count
)

bytes: Type: SystemByte
The byte array containing the sequence of bytes to decode.
index: Type: SystemInt32
The index of the first byte to decode.
count: Type: SystemInt32
The number of bytes to decode.

Type: Int32
The number of characters produced by decoding the specified sequence of bytes.

Exceptions

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