Parameters

bytes

A byte array to decode.

byteIndex

A int that specifies the first index of bytes from which to decode.

byteCount

A int that specifies the number elements in bytes to decode.

chars

A char array of characters to decode into.

charIndex

A int that specifies the first index of chars to store the decoded bytes.

Returns

A int containing the number of characters decoded into chars for a particular encoding.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentException	chars does not contain sufficient space to store the decoded characters.
ArgumentNullException	bytes is null . -or- chars is null .
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	byteIndex < 0. -or- byteCount < 0. -or- charIndex < 0. -or- byteIndex and byteCount do not specify a valid range in bytes (i.e. (byteIndex + byteCount ) > bytes.Length). -or- charIndex > chars.Length.

Remarks

Note: Decoder.GetCharCount(Byte[], int, int) can be used to determine the exact number of characters that will be produced for a specified range of bytes. Alternatively, Encoding.GetMaxCharCount(int) of the System.Text.Encoding object that produced the current instance can be used to determine the maximum number of characters that might be produced for a specified number of bytes, regardless of the actual byte values.

Operation

As described above.

Note to Inheritors

Override this method to decode the values of a byte array for a particular encoding.

Usage

Use this method to decode the elements of a byte array for a particular encoding.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Text
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0