Encodes a set of characters starting at the specified character pointer into a sequence of bytes that are stored starting at the specified byte pointer.
Syntax
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public override int GetBytes (char* chars, int charCount, byte* bytes, int byteCount)
Parameters
- chars
- charCount
- bytes
- byteCount
Returns
The actual number of bytes written at the location indicated by bytes.
Remarks
To calculate the exact array size required by UTF7Encoding.GetBytes(string, int, int, Byte[], int) to store the resulting bytes, the application uses UTF7Encoding.GetByteCount(Char[], int, int). To calculate the maximum array size, the application should use UTF7Encoding.GetMaxByteCount(int). The UTF7Encoding.GetByteCount(Char[], int, int) method generally allows allocation of less memory, while the UTF7Encoding.GetMaxByteCount(int) method generally executes faster.
Data to be converted, such as data read from a stream, might 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 System.Text.Decoder or the System.Text.Encoder provided by the UTF7Encoding.GetDecoder method or the UTF7Encoding.GetEncoder method, respectively.
System.Text.UTF7Encoding does not provide error detection. Invalid characters are encoded as a modified base 64 character. For security reasons, your applications are recommended to use System.Text.UTF8Encoding, System.Text.UnicodeEncoding, or System.Text.UTF32Encoding and enable error detection.
Requirements
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0
Since: .NET 2.0