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C# / .NET - string to byte array
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In C# / .NET it is possible to make string conversion to byte array in few ways.
xxxxxxxxxx1
string text = "£100";2
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// encoding (string to bytes conversion)4
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byte[] data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(text);6
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// test8
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string product = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(data);10
string status = (text == product ? "CORRECT" : "INCORRECT");11
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Console.WriteLine($"{"BEFORE",-10} {"AFTER",-10} {"STATUS",-10}");13
Console.WriteLine($"{text,-10} {product,-10} {status,-10}");14
Console.WriteLine();15
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// bytes17
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Console.Write("Bytes: ");19
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foreach (byte entry in data)21
Console.Write(entry + " ");22
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Console.WriteLine();Output:
xxxxxxxxxx1
BEFORE AFTER STATUS2
£100 £100 CORRECT3
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Bytes: 194 163 49 48 48xxxxxxxxxx1
string text = "£100";2
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// encoding (string to bytes conversion)4
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byte[] data = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(text);6
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// test8
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string product = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(data);10
string status = (text == product ? "CORRECT" : "INCORRECT");11
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Console.WriteLine($"{"BEFORE",-10} {"AFTER",-10} {"STATUS",-10}");13
Console.WriteLine($"{text, -10} {product, -10} {status, -10}");14
Console.WriteLine();15
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// bytes17
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Console.Write("Bytes: ");19
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foreach (byte entry in data)21
Console.Write(entry + " ");22
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Console.WriteLine();Output:
xxxxxxxxxx1
BEFORE AFTER STATUS2
£100 ?100 INCORRECT3
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Bytes: 63 49 48 48Note: £ sign can not be encoded with ASCII because it is described by more than 7 bits.
xxxxxxxxxx1
string text = "£100";2
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// encoding (string to bytes conversion)4
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byte[] data = Encoding.UTF7.GetBytes(text);6
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// test8
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string product = Encoding.UTF7.GetString(data);10
string status = (text == product ? "CORRECT" : "INCORRECT");11
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Console.WriteLine($"{"BEFORE",-10} {"AFTER",-10} {"STATUS",-10}");13
Console.WriteLine($"{text,-10} {product,-10} {status,-10}");14
Console.WriteLine();15
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// bytes17
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Console.Write("Bytes: ");19
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foreach (byte entry in data)21
Console.Write(entry + " ");22
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Console.WriteLine();Output:
xxxxxxxxxx1
BEFORE AFTER STATUS2
£100 £100 CORRECT3
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Bytes: 43 65 75 77 45 49 48 48xxxxxxxxxx1
string text = "£100";2
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// encoding (string to bytes conversion)4
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byte[] data = Encoding.UTF32.GetBytes(text);6
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// test8
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string product = Encoding.UTF32.GetString(data);10
string status = (text == product ? "CORRECT" : "INCORRECT");11
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Console.WriteLine($"{"BEFORE",-10} {"AFTER",-10} {"STATUS",-10}");13
Console.WriteLine($"{text,-10} {product,-10} {status,-10}");14
Console.WriteLine();15
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// bytes17
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Console.Write("Bytes: ");19
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foreach (byte entry in data)21
Console.Write(entry + " ");22
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Console.WriteLine();Output:
xxxxxxxxxx1
BEFORE AFTER STATUS2
£100 £100 CORRECT3
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Bytes: 163 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 48 0 0 0xxxxxxxxxx1
string text = "£100";2
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// encoding (string to bytes conversion)4
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byte[] data = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(text);6
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// test8
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string product = Encoding.Unicode.GetString(data);10
string status = (text == product ? "CORRECT" : "INCORRECT");11
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Console.WriteLine($"{"BEFORE",-10} {"AFTER",-10} {"STATUS",-10}");13
Console.WriteLine($"{text,-10} {product,-10} {status,-10}");14
Console.WriteLine();15
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// bytes17
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Console.Write("Bytes: ");19
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foreach (byte entry in data)21
Console.Write(entry + " ");22
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Console.WriteLine();Output:
xxxxxxxxxx1
BEFORE AFTER STATUS2
£100 £100 CORRECT3
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Bytes: 163 0 49 0 48 0 48 0xxxxxxxxxx1
string text = "£100";2
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// encoding (string to bytes conversion)4
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byte[] data = Encoding.BigEndianUnicode.GetBytes(text);6
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// test8
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string product = Encoding.BigEndianUnicode.GetString(data);10
string status = (text == product ? "CORRECT" : "INCORRECT");11
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Console.WriteLine($"{"BEFORE",-10} {"AFTER",-10} {"STATUS",-10}");13
Console.WriteLine($"{text,-10} {product,-10} {status,-10}");14
Console.WriteLine();15
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// bytes17
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Console.Write("Bytes: ");19
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foreach (byte entry in data)21
Console.Write(entry + " ");22
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Console.WriteLine();Output:
xxxxxxxxxx1
BEFORE AFTER STATUS2
£100 £100 CORRECT3
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Bytes: 0 163 0 49 0 48 0 48