Parameters

bytes

The byte array to decode.

byteIndex

A int containing the first index of bytes to decode.

byteCount

A int containing the number of bytes to decode.

chars

The char array to decode into.

charIndex

A int containing the first index of chars to decode into.

Returns

The number of characters stored in chars.

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

Operation

This method requires the caller to provide the destination buffer and ensure that the buffer is large enough to hold the entire result of the conversion.

Note to Inheritors

This method is overridden by types derived from System.Text.Encoding to perform the particular decoding.

Usage

When using this method directly on a System.Text.Encoding object or on an associated System.Text.Decoder or System.Text.Encoder, use Encoding.GetCharCount(Byte[]) or Encoding.GetMaxCharCount(int) to allocate destination buffers.

Requirements

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