Encoder converts a set of characters into a sequence of bytes.
using System;
using System.Text;
class EncoderTest
{
public static void Main()
{
Char[] chars = new Char[] {'\u03a3' // Sigma
};
Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF7;
Byte[] allCharactersFromEncoding = encoding.GetBytes(chars);
Console.WriteLine("All characters encoded:");
ShowArray(allCharactersFromEncoding);
Encoder encoder = new UnicodeEncoding().GetEncoder();
Byte[] firstchar = encoding.GetBytes(chars, 0, 1);
Console.WriteLine("First character:");
ShowArray(firstchar);
Byte[] allCharactersFromEncoder = new Byte[encoder.GetByteCount(chars, 0, chars.Length, true)];
encoder.GetBytes(chars, 0, chars.Length, allCharactersFromEncoder, 0, true);
Console.WriteLine("All characters encoded:");
ShowArray(allCharactersFromEncoder);
bool bFlushState = false;
Byte[] firstcharNoFlush = new Byte[encoder.GetByteCount(chars, 0, 1, bFlushState)];
encoder.GetBytes(chars, 0, 1, firstcharNoFlush, 0, bFlushState);
ShowArray(firstcharNoFlush);
}
public static void ShowArray(Array theArray)
{
foreach (Object o in theArray)
{
Console.Write("[{0}]", o);
}
Console.WriteLine("\n");
}
}
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