simple conversion string->bytes->string changes my data???

[Jazper]

hi

can anybody explain that to me:
i did the following:
- 1. input of char 244 ("ô") into string
- 2. convert to getbytes
- 3. convert back to string

char 244 changed to char 63 ("?")
why??? what can i do the get the same string...?

--- Code -------------------------------
string str = ((char)244).ToS tring(); //"ô"
byte[] btVal = System.Text.ASC IIEncoding.ASCI I.GetBytes(str) ;
string str2 = System.Text.ASC IIEncoding.ASCI I.GetString(btV al);
--- Code -------------------------------

regards, jazper

[Mattias Sjögren]

Re: simple conversion string->bytes->string changes my data???

[color=blue]
>char 244 changed to char 63 ("?")
>why???[/color]

244 is not a 7-bit ASCII character. See

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html

http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/unicode.html

Mattias

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Please reply only to the newsgroup.

[Jazper]

Re: simple conversion string->bytes->string changes my data???

plz dont let me beg and weep...
how can i solve my problem. (i dont want to read a book about utf-8 to solve
this little problem) :-)

so, where can i set the encoding type for GetBytes() and GetString()?

pleeeeease...
Jazper.




"Mattias Sjögren" <mattias.dont.w ant.spam@mvps.o rg> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:O2DabkLpDH A.1632@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
>[color=green]
> >char 244 changed to char 63 ("?")
> >why???[/color]
>
> 244 is not a 7-bit ASCII character. See
>
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html
> http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/unicode.html
>
>
>
> Mattias
>
> --
> Mattias Sjögren [MVP] mattias @ mvps.org
> http://www.msjogren.net/dotnet/
> Please reply only to the newsgroup.[/color]

[Austin Ehlers]

Re: simple conversion string-&gt;bytes-&gt;string changes my data???

Try one of the static Encoding methods:

string str=((char)244) .ToString();
byte[] bytes=Encoding. UTF8.GetBytes(s tr);
string str2=Encoding.U TF8.GetString(b ytes);

Austin Ehlers

On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 00:27:39 +0100, "Jazper" <j.a.z@bluewin. ch> wrote:
[color=blue]
>plz dont let me beg and weep...
>how can i solve my problem. (i dont want to read a book about utf-8 to solve
>this little problem) :-)
>
>so, where can i set the encoding type for GetBytes() and GetString()?
>
>pleeeeease.. .
>Jazper.
>
>
>
>
>"Mattias Sjögren" <mattias.dont.w ant.spam@mvps.o rg> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>news:O2DabkLpD HA.1632@TK2MSFT NGP10.phx.gbl.. .[color=green]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >char 244 changed to char 63 ("?")
>> >why???[/color]
>>
>> 244 is not a 7-bit ASCII character. See
>>
>> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html
>> http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/unicode.html
>>
>>
>>
>> Mattias
>>
>> --
>> Mattias Sjögren [MVP] mattias @ mvps.org
>> http://www.msjogren.net/dotnet/
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup.[/color]
>[/color]

[Jazper]

Re: simple conversion string-&gt;bytes-&gt;string changes my data???

cool, thank you for your short solution, austin.
works fine!
cheers, jazper


"Austin Ehlers" <the*remove*bor ed*me*guy16@hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:kavlqvkob1 kb9d3fq98pcd49c 8spa6s5k1@4ax.c om...[color=blue]
> Try one of the static Encoding methods:
>
> string str=((char)244) .ToString();
> byte[] bytes=Encoding. UTF8.GetBytes(s tr);
> string str2=Encoding.U TF8.GetString(b ytes);
>
> Austin Ehlers
>
> On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 00:27:39 +0100, "Jazper" <j.a.z@bluewin. ch> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >plz dont let me beg and weep...
> >how can i solve my problem. (i dont want to read a book about utf-8 to[/color][/color]
solve[color=blue][color=green]
> >this little problem) :-)
> >
> >so, where can i set the encoding type for GetBytes() and GetString()?
> >
> >pleeeeease.. .
> >Jazper.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Mattias Sjögren" <mattias.dont.w ant.spam@mvps.o rg> schrieb im[/color][/color]
Newsbeitrag[color=blue][color=green]
> >news:O2DabkLpD HA.1632@TK2MSFT NGP10.phx.gbl.. .[color=darkred]
> >>
> >> >char 244 changed to char 63 ("?")
> >> >why???
> >>
> >> 244 is not a 7-bit ASCII character. See
> >>
> >> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html
> >> http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/unicode.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mattias
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mattias Sjögren [MVP] mattias @ mvps.org
> >> http://www.msjogren.net/dotnet/
> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup.[/color]
> >[/color]
>[/color]

[Jazper]

Re: simple conversion string-&gt;bytes-&gt;string changes my data???

cool, thank you for your short solution, austin.
works fine!
cheers, jazper


"Austin Ehlers" <the*remove*bor ed*me*guy16@hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:kavlqvkob1 kb9d3fq98pcd49c 8spa6s5k1@4ax.c om...[color=blue]
> Try one of the static Encoding methods:
>
> string str=((char)244) .ToString();
> byte[] bytes=Encoding. UTF8.GetBytes(s tr);
> string str2=Encoding.U TF8.GetString(b ytes);
>
> Austin Ehlers
>
> On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 00:27:39 +0100, "Jazper" <j.a.z@bluewin. ch> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >plz dont let me beg and weep...
> >how can i solve my problem. (i dont want to read a book about utf-8 to[/color][/color]
solve[color=blue][color=green]
> >this little problem) :-)
> >
> >so, where can i set the encoding type for GetBytes() and GetString()?
> >
> >pleeeeease.. .
> >Jazper.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Mattias Sjögren" <mattias.dont.w ant.spam@mvps.o rg> schrieb im[/color][/color]
Newsbeitrag[color=blue][color=green]
> >news:O2DabkLpD HA.1632@TK2MSFT NGP10.phx.gbl.. .[color=darkred]
> >>
> >> >char 244 changed to char 63 ("?")
> >> >why???
> >>
> >> 244 is not a 7-bit ASCII character. See
> >>
> >> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html
> >> http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/unicode.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mattias
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mattias Sjögren [MVP] mattias @ mvps.org
> >> http://www.msjogren.net/dotnet/
> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup.[/color]
> >[/color]
>[/color]