Convert string to a STRING Byte array

[da1978]

Hi experts,

I need to convert a string or a Byte array to a string byte array.

Its relatively easy to convert a string to an char array or a byte array but not a

STRING byte array. i.e. 
            Dim Array() As Char
            Dim strwork As String = "76A3kj9d6"
            Array = strwork.ToCharArray

OR

    Dim s As String = "76A3kj9d6"
        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))

Please help..
thanks

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[debasisdas]

question moved to .NET movie.

[joedeene]

I've never heard of a "string byte array". You can, however, get the bytes of a string and then place them in a byte array.

Example:

        byte[] mystringbytearray;
        mystringbytearray = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("gfhg");

joedeene

[balabaster]

VB:

Dim Converter As Encoding = Encoding.ASCII
Dim InputString As String = "Hello World"
Dim ByteResult() As Byte = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(InputString)
Dim StringResult As String = Converter.GetString(ByteResult)
Console.WriteLine(StringResult)

C#

Encoding Converter = Encoding.ASCII;
string InputString = "Hello World";
byte[] ByteResult = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(InputString);
string StringResult = Converter.GetString(ByteResult);
Console.WriteLine(StringResult);

[Plater]

I think perhaps the op wants a "hex string" representation of their string.

For instance if one had:
"A BALL"
You would then have a hex string of:
"41 20 42 41 4C 4C"

This can be achieved by typecasting a byte or a char to an integer and then using the .ToString() overload to print out 2digit hex values

[balabaster]

That'll teach me to answer posts when I'm falling asleep :oP