EncodingExtensionGetBytes Method

Encodes all characters of the read-only character span to a corresponding Byte array.

Definition

Namespace: FolkerKinzel.Strings
Assembly: FolkerKinzel.Strings (in FolkerKinzel.Strings.dll) Version: 9.4.3+0b4e3cc14d7870504a77e224d298b921bfc6f2ee

C#

public static byte[] GetBytes(
	this Encoding encoding,
	ReadOnlySpan<char> chars
)

VB

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function GetBytes ( 
	encoding As Encoding,
	chars As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char)
) As Byte()

C++

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static array<unsigned char>^ GetBytes(
	Encoding^ encoding, 
	ReadOnlySpan<wchar_t> chars
)

F#

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member GetBytes : 
        encoding : Encoding * 
        chars : ReadOnlySpan<char> -> byte[]

Parameters

encoding Encoding: The Encoding object on which the extension method is executed.
chars ReadOnlySpanChar: The read-only character span that provides the characters that have to be encoded.

Return Value

Byte
A Byte array containing the results of the encoding.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type Encoding. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

encoding is null.