ASCIIEncoding.GetChars Method

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

public:
 override int GetChars(ReadOnlySpan<System::Byte> bytes, Span<char> chars);

public override int GetChars (ReadOnlySpan<byte> bytes, Span<char> chars);

override this.GetChars : ReadOnlySpan<byte> * Span<char> -> int

Public Overrides Function GetChars (bytes As ReadOnlySpan(Of Byte), chars As Span(Of Char)) As Integer

Parameters

Returns

The actual number of characters written into chars.

Remarks

To calculate the exact size required by GetChars to store the resulting characters, use GetCharCount. To calculate the maximum size, use GetMaxCharCount. The GetCharCount method generally allows allocation of less memory, while the GetMaxCharCount method generally executes faster.

Data to be converted, such as data read from a stream, can 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, you should use the Decoder or the Encoder provided by the GetDecoder method or the GetEncoder method, respectively.

ASCIIEncoding does not provide error detection. Any byte greater than hexadecimal 0x7F is decoded as the Unicode question mark ("?").

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

public:
 override int GetChars(System::Byte* bytes, int byteCount, char* chars, int charCount);

[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public override int GetChars (byte* bytes, int byteCount, char* chars, int charCount);

[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public override int GetChars (byte* bytes, int byteCount, char* chars, int charCount);

[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public override int GetChars (byte* bytes, int byteCount, char* chars, int charCount);

[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public override int GetChars (byte* bytes, int byteCount, char* chars, int charCount);

[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
override this.GetChars : nativeptr<byte> * int * nativeptr<char> * int -> int

[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
override this.GetChars : nativeptr<byte> * int * nativeptr<char> * int -> int

[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)>]
override this.GetChars : nativeptr<byte> * int * nativeptr<char> * int -> int

[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)>]
override this.GetChars : nativeptr<byte> * int * nativeptr<char> * int -> int

Parameters

Returns

The actual number of characters written at the location indicated by chars.

Attributes

CLSCompliantAttribute SecurityCriticalAttribute ComVisibleAttribute

Exceptions

Remarks

To calculate the exact array size required by GetChars to store the resulting characters, the application uses GetCharCount. To calculate the maximum array size, the application should use GetMaxCharCount. The GetCharCount method generally allows allocation of less memory, while the GetMaxCharCount method generally executes faster.

Data to be converted, such as data read from a stream, can 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 Decoder or the Encoder provided by the GetDecoder method or the GetEncoder method, respectively.

ASCIIEncoding does not provide error detection. Any byte greater than hexadecimal 0x7F is decoded as the Unicode question mark ("?").

See also

• GetCharCount(Byte[], Int32, Int32)
• GetMaxCharCount(Int32)
• GetDecoder()
• GetString(Byte[], Int32, Int32)

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

Source:

ASCIIEncoding.cs

public:
 override int GetChars(cli::array <System::Byte> ^ bytes, int byteIndex, int byteCount, cli::array <char> ^ chars, int charIndex);

public override int GetChars (byte[] bytes, int byteIndex, int byteCount, char[] chars, int charIndex);

override this.GetChars : byte[] * int * int * char[] * int -> int

Public Overrides Function GetChars (bytes As Byte(), byteIndex As Integer, byteCount As Integer, chars As Char(), charIndex As Integer) As Integer

Parameters

Returns

The actual number of characters written into chars.

Exceptions

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to decode a range of elements from a byte array and store the result in a set of elements in a Unicode character array.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Text;
using namespace System::Collections;
int main()
{
   array<Char>^chars;
   array<Byte>^bytes = {65,83,67,73,73,32,69,110,99,111,100,105,110,103,32,69,120,97,109,112,108,101};
   ASCIIEncoding^ ascii = gcnew ASCIIEncoding;
   int charCount = ascii->GetCharCount( bytes, 6, 8 );
   chars = gcnew array<Char>(charCount);
   int charsDecodedCount = ascii->GetChars( bytes, 6, 8, chars, 0 );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0} characters used to decode bytes.", charsDecodedCount );
   Console::Write( "Decoded chars: " );
   IEnumerator^ myEnum = chars->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
   {
      Char c = safe_cast<Char>(myEnum->Current);
      Console::Write( "[{0}]", c.ToString() );
   }

   Console::WriteLine();
}

using System;
using System.Text;

class ASCIIEncodingExample {
    public static void Main() {
        Char[] chars;
        Byte[] bytes = new Byte[] {
             65,  83,  67,  73,  73,  32,  69,
            110,  99, 111, 100, 105, 110, 103,
             32,  69, 120,  97, 109, 112, 108, 101
        };

        ASCIIEncoding ascii = new ASCIIEncoding();

        int charCount = ascii.GetCharCount(bytes, 6, 8);
        chars = new Char[charCount];
        int charsDecodedCount = ascii.GetChars(bytes, 6, 8, chars, 0);

        Console.WriteLine(
            "{0} characters used to decode bytes.", charsDecodedCount
        );

        Console.Write("Decoded chars: ");
        foreach (Char c in chars) {
            Console.Write("[{0}]", c);
        }
        Console.WriteLine();
    }
}

Imports System.Text

Class ASCIIEncodingExample
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim chars() As Char
        Dim bytes() As Byte = { _
             65,  83,  67,  73,  73,  32,  69, _
            110,  99, 111, 100, 105, 110, 103, _
             32,  69, 120,  97, 109, 112, 108, 101}

        Dim ascii As New ASCIIEncoding()

        Dim charCount As Integer = ascii.GetCharCount(bytes, 6, 8)
        chars = New Char(charCount - 1) {}
        Dim charsDecodedCount As Integer = ascii.GetChars(bytes, 6, 8, chars, 0)

        Console.WriteLine("{0} characters used to decode bytes.", charsDecodedCount)

        Console.Write("Decoded chars: ")
        Dim c As Char
        For Each c In chars
            Console.Write("[{0}]", c)
        Next c
        Console.WriteLine()
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

To calculate the exact array size required by GetChars to store the resulting characters, the application uses GetCharCount. To calculate the maximum array size, the application should use GetMaxCharCount. The GetCharCount method generally allows allocation of less memory, while the GetMaxCharCount method generally executes faster.

Data to be converted, such as data read from a stream, can 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 Decoder or the Encoder provided by the GetDecoder method or the GetEncoder method, respectively.

ASCIIEncoding does not provide error detection. Any byte greater than hexadecimal 0x7F is decoded as the Unicode question mark ("?").

See also

• GetCharCount(Byte[], Int32, Int32)
• GetMaxCharCount(Int32)
• GetDecoder()
• GetString(Byte[], Int32, Int32)