Parameters

byteCount

A int specifies the number of bytes to decode as Unicode-encoded characters. [Edit]

Returns

A int containing the maximum number of characters that would be produced by decoding byteCount bytes as Unicode-encoded characters. [Edit]

Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	byteCount < 0. [Edit]

Remarks

Note:

This method overrides Encoding.GetMaxCharCount(int).

Use this method to determine an appropriate minimum buffer size for byte arrays passed to UnicodeEncoding.GetChars(Byte[], int, int, Char[], int) or Encoding.GetChars(Byte[]) for the current instance. Using this minimum buffer size can help ensure that no buffer overflow exceptions will occur.

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Requirements

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