C# Encoding GetByteCount(String)

Description

Encoding GetByteCount(String) When overridden in a derived class, calculates the number of bytes produced by encoding the characters in the specified string.

Syntax

Encoding.GetByteCount(String) has the following syntax.

public virtual int GetByteCount(
  string s
)

Parameters

Encoding.GetByteCount(String) has the following parameters.

• s - The string containing the set of characters to encode.

Returns

Encoding.GetByteCount(String) method returns The number of bytes produced by encoding the specified characters.

Example

using System;// w  w  w. j a v a  2 s.c om
using System.Text;

public class SamplesEncoding
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        String s = "za\u0306\u01FD\u03B2\uD8FF\uDCFF";
        Encoding enc = Encoding.UTF8;
        Console.Write("{0,-30} :", enc.ToString());
        int iBC = enc.GetByteCount(s);
        Console.Write(" {0,-3}", iBC);
    }

}

The code above generates the following result.