C# UTF8Encoding GetByteCount(String)

Description

UTF8Encoding GetByteCount(String) Calculates the number of bytes produced by encoding the characters in the specified String.

Syntax

UTF8Encoding.GetByteCount(String) has the following syntax.

public override int GetByteCount(
  string chars
)

Parameters

UTF8Encoding.GetByteCount(String) has the following parameters.

• chars - The String containing the set of characters to encode.

Returns

UTF8Encoding.GetByteCount(String) method returns The number of bytes produced by encoding the specified characters.

Example

/*from   ww  w . ja va2 s .c om*/
using System;
using System.Text;

class UTF8EncodingExample {
    public static void Main() {
        String chars = "UTF8 Encoding Example";

        UTF8Encoding utf8 = new UTF8Encoding();
        int byteCount = utf8.GetByteCount(chars);
        Console.WriteLine(
            "{0} bytes needed to encode string.", byteCount
        );
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.