C# BitConverter GetBytes(Char)

Description

BitConverter GetBytes(Char) returns the specified Unicode character value as an array of bytes.

Syntax

BitConverter.GetBytes(Char) has the following syntax.

public static byte[] GetBytes(
  char value
)

Parameters

BitConverter.GetBytes(Char) has the following parameters.

• value - A character to convert.

Returns

BitConverter.GetBytes(Char) method returns

Example

The following code example converts the bit patterns of Char values (Unicode characters) to Byte arrays with the GetBytes method.

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using System;

class GetBytesUInt64Demo
{

    public static void Main( )
    {
        byte[ ] byteArray = BitConverter.GetBytes( 'a' );
        Console.WriteLine(BitConverter.ToString( byteArray ) );

    }
}

The code above generates the following result.