UnicodeEncoding.GetBytes Method (Char*, Int32, Byte*, Int32)
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This member can be used only by trusted applications. If you try to use this member in a partial-trust application, your code will throw a MethodAccessException exception. This member is security-critical, which restricts its use.
[SECURITY CRITICAL]
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.
This API is not CLS-compliant.
Namespace: System.Text
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)> _
Public Overrides Function GetBytes ( _
chars As Char*, _
charCount As Integer, _
bytes As Byte*, _
byteCount As Integer _
) As Integer
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public override int GetBytes(
char* chars,
int charCount,
byte* bytes,
int byteCount
)
Parameters
- chars
Type: System.Char*
A pointer to the first character to encode.
- charCount
Type: System.Int32
The number of characters to encode.
- bytes
Type: System.Byte*
A pointer to the location at which to start writing the resulting sequence of bytes.
- byteCount
Type: System.Int32
The maximum number of bytes to write.
Return Value
Type: System.Int32
The actual number of bytes written at the location indicated by the bytes parameter.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
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