how to convert char[] to byte[] without loss of data

[Hemant kulkarni]

Hi, How can I convert char[] to byte[] without loss of data? Regards, Hemant.

[ThatsAlok]

How can I convert char[] to byte[] without loss of data? typecast it

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[Lost User]

char[] c = new char[2] { 'a', 'b' }; byte[] b = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(c);

[Guffa]

That depends on how you want to convert it. The char data type is a 16 bit unicode character. Unless you have restricted the characters to use only ASCII characters, each character can not be converted to a byte. If you want to convert the string to it's encoded format, you can use the GetBytes method of the encoding you want to use. Example: byte[] data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(theChars);

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