Convert byte array to string?

[Guest]

Hi, I'm trying to convert a byte array to string

--This works...
System.BitConverter.ToString(bytes)

"EB-55-79-20-18-B2-76-4D-85-0A-93-6B-97-33-31-B8"

--This doesn't, but returns "System.Byte[]". How do I do this with
System.Convert.ToString()???

System.Convert.ToString(bytes)
"System.Byte[]"

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Dave,

You can't. When you pass the array to the ToString method, it considers
it an object, at which point, it calls the ToString method of the object
passed in. For an array, it just returns the type name.

You will have to use the BitConverter to get a string of bytes.

Hope this helps.

 

[Maqsood Ahmed]

Try out
System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString
or System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetString
methods. It depends upon Encoding (ASCII or Unicode) you are using.

Maqsood Ahmed
Kolachi Advanced Technologies
http://www.kolachi.net

 

[Daniel Passwater via DotNetMonster.com]

I'm still a novice myself, but you might try:

string tempString = "";

tempString = byteArray.ToString();

I think that might solve your problem. Good luck. I'm having the opposite problem. I'm trying to stuff a string into a byte.

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[Michael via DotNetMonster.com]

Simple ToString method will not work. Use the System.Text.Encoding class:

System.Text.Encoding.<ENCODER_NAME>.GetString()

Michael

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[Maqsood Ahmed]

Use GetBytes instead of GetString method.

Maqsood Ahmed
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