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Encoding.GetMaxCharCount Method
.NET Framework 1.1
When overridden in a derived class, returns the maximum number of characters produced by decoding a given number of bytes.
[Visual Basic] Public MustOverride Function GetMaxCharCount( _ ByVal byteCount As Integer _ ) As Integer [C#] public abstract int GetMaxCharCount( int byteCount ); [C++] public: virtual int GetMaxCharCount( int byteCount ) = 0; [JScript] public abstract function GetMaxCharCount( byteCount : int ) : int;
Parameters
- byteCount
- The number of bytes to encode.
Return Value
The maximum number of characters produced by decoding a specified number of bytes.
Remarks
This method can be used to determine an appropriate buffer size for character arrays passed to GetChars or a Decoder for this encoding. All encoding must guarantee that no buffer overflow exceptions will occur if buffers are sized according to the results of this method.
Requirements
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework, Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Standard
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