Convert String to SBtye Array

[davida37]

Hi,

vs2005.

how do I convert a string to a string byte array?

thanks

 

[RiverGuy]

        Dim s As String = "Hello World"
        MessageBox.Show("Base String:  " & s)
        Dim b() As Byte = System.Text.UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(s)
        MessageBox.Show("Converted from byte array to string:  " & System.Text.UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetString(b))

 

[huggyboy]

there is a neat way of converting to char array - dont know if this is what you want
Dim test1() As Char
Dim strwork As String = "123456"
test1 = strwork.ToCharArray

 

[davida37]

thanks but I need this to specifically be a string byte array.
:-/

i.e MySByteArray() as sByte

you cant use .GetBytes(s) for sByte arrary.

..pulling my hair out...still..

 

[RiverGuy]

I gotcha. I don't think SByte stands for String Byte. But anyways, you can try something like the following:

        Dim s As String = "Hello World"
        Dim sbs() As SByte
        Dim chars As Char() = s.ToCharArray
        For i As Integer = 0 To chars.Length - 1
            ReDim Preserve sbs(i)
            sbs(i) = Convert.ToSByte(chars(i))
        Next

 

[davida37]

thanks!