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ASCIIEncoding.GetChars

Decodes a range of an array of bytes into an array of characters.

[Visual Basic]
Overrides Public Function GetChars( _
   ByVal bytes() As Byte, _
   ByVal byteIndex As Integer, _
   ByVal byteCount As Integer, _
   ByVal chars() As Char, _
   ByVal charIndex As Integer _
) As Integer
[C#]
public override int GetChars(
   byte[] bytes,
   int byteIndex,
   int byteCount,
   char[] chars,
   int charIndex
);
[C++]
public: override int GetChars(
   unsigned char* bytes[],
   int byteIndex,
   int byteCount,
   __wchar_t* chars[],
   int charIndex
);
[JScript]
public override function GetChars(
   bytes : Byte[],
   byteIndex : int,
   byteCount : int,
   chars : Char[],
   charIndex : int
) : int;

Parameters

bytes
The byte array to decode.
byteIndex
The starting index where decoding begins.
byteCount
The number of bytes to decode.
chars
The character array to decode into.
charIndex
The starting index in the character array.

Return Value

The number of characters stored into the character array.

Exceptions

Exception Type Condition
ArgumentNullException If bytes or chars is a null reference (in Visual Basic Nothing).
ArgumentOutOfRangeException If byteIndex, byteCount or charIndex is less than zero.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException If byteIndex + byteCount is greater than the length of bytes.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException If charIndex + byteCount is greater than the length of chars.

Remarks

This method overrides GetChars.

This method can be used to determine the exact number of characters that will be produced for a specified range of bytes. Alternatively, the GetMaxCharCount method can be used to determine the maximum number of characters that will be produced for a specified number of bytes, regardless of the actual byte values.

See Also

ASCIIEncoding Class | ASCIIEncoding Members | System.Text Namespace