> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to save unicode chars. in byte array.  The problem is when
> I try retrieve the saved chars back from the array I get different
> chars from the one I saved.
>
> Code:
>
> dim uni as system.text.encoding=encoding.unicode
> dim byte1 as byte()=uni.getbytes(1607)    '1607 is the unicode
> represnt. of an arabic letter
> 'now retrieve saved char. (number)  from byte1()
>
> messagebox.show(byte1(0) & byte1(1))          ' it shows different
> value..??
>
> Now, may be I did not get byte array clear.    But it is a series of
> bytes to save number 0-255, so what I did here is I just saved the
> unicode numbers contiguously.
>
> MTIA,
> Grawsha

> Hello grawsha2***@yahoo.com,
>
> First off, Turn Option Strict On.  Second, read the documentation.  Guessing
> only makes you look stoopid.
>
> The Encoding.GetBytes() function does not take a single numerical value.
>
> -Boo
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to save unicode chars. in byte array.  The problem is when
> > I try retrieve the saved chars back from the array I get different
> > chars from the one I saved.
> >
> > Code:
> >
> > dim uni as system.text.encoding=encoding.unicode
> > dim byte1 as byte()=uni.getbytes(1607)    '1607 is the unicode
> > represnt. of an arabic letter
> > 'now retrieve saved char. (number)  from byte1()
> >
> > messagebox.show(byte1(0) & byte1(1))          ' it shows different
> > value..??
> >
> > Now, may be I did not get byte array clear.    But it is a series of
> > bytes to save number 0-255, so what I did here is I just saved the
> > unicode numbers contiguously.
> >
> > MTIA,
> > Grawsha

> Ok, may be you did not understand my post well.
>
> If I pass an arabic letter to the method, it will appear as junk in
> non-arbic supported browser.  That is why I indicated the number for
> the letter.
>
>
> GhostInAK wrote:
> > Hello grawsha2***@yahoo.com,
> >
> > First off, Turn Option Strict On.  Second, read the documentation.  Guessing
> > only makes you look stoopid.
> >
> > The Encoding.GetBytes() function does not take a single numerical value.
> >
> > -Boo
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to save unicode chars. in byte array.  The problem is when
> > > I try retrieve the saved chars back from the array I get different
> > > chars from the one I saved.
> > >
> > > Code:
> > >
> > > dim uni as system.text.encoding=encoding.unicode
> > > dim byte1 as byte()=uni.getbytes(1607)    '1607 is the unicode
> > > represnt. of an arabic letter
> > > 'now retrieve saved char. (number)  from byte1()
> > >
> > > messagebox.show(byte1(0) & byte1(1))          ' it shows different
> > > value..??
> > >
> > > Now, may be I did not get byte array clear.    But it is a series of
> > > bytes to save number 0-255, so what I did here is I just saved the
> > > unicode numbers contiguously.
> > >
> > > MTIA,
> > > Grawsha