Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; // PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LICENSOR BE import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException; public class Main { /** * encodes the given charArray as UTF8 encoded byte array. * @param charArray char array to be encoded * @return UTF8 encoded byte array * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException if UTF8 encoding is not supported */ public static byte[] utf8Encoder(char[] charArray) throws UnsupportedEncodingException { String javaString = new String(charArray); return javaString.getBytes("UTF8"); } }