C# UTF8Encoding GetMaxCharCount

Description

UTF8Encoding GetMaxCharCount Calculates the maximum number of characters produced by decoding the specified number of bytes.

Syntax

UTF8Encoding.GetMaxCharCount has the following syntax.

public override int GetMaxCharCount(
  int byteCount
)

Parameters

UTF8Encoding.GetMaxCharCount has the following parameters.

• byteCount - The number of bytes to decode.

Returns

UTF8Encoding.GetMaxCharCount method returns The maximum number of characters produced by decoding the specified number of bytes.

Example

using System;//ww  w. j a v  a2 s .  c o  m
using System.Text;

class UTF8EncodingExample {
    public static void Main() {
        UTF8Encoding utf8 = new UTF8Encoding();
        int byteCount = 8;
        int maxCharCount = utf8.GetMaxCharCount(byteCount);
        Console.WriteLine(maxCharCount);
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.