AsnFormatterStringToBinary Method

Converts previously formatted string back to a byte array.

Definition

Namespace: SysadminsLV.Asn1Parser
Assembly: SysadminsLV.Asn1Parser (in SysadminsLV.Asn1Parser.dll) Version: 1.2.11

C#

public static byte[] StringToBinary(
	string input,
	EncodingType encoding = EncodingType.Base64
)

VB

Public Shared Function StringToBinary ( 
	input As String,
	Optional encoding As EncodingType = EncodingType.Base64
) As Byte()

C++

public:
static array<unsigned char>^ StringToBinary(
	String^ input, 
	EncodingType encoding = EncodingType::Base64
)

F#

static member StringToBinary : 
        input : string * 
        ?encoding : EncodingType 
(* Defaults:
        let _encoding = defaultArg encoding EncodingType.Base64
*)
-> byte[]

Parameters

input String: Formatted string
encoding EncodingType (Optional): Specifies the string encoding

Return Value

Byte
Original byte array.

Remarks

This method may not be fully compatible with BinaryToString method.

If encoding parameter is set to Base64Header, the method will accept any properly formatted PEM header and footer.

Exceptions

ArgumentException	And invalid encoding is specified.
InvalidDataException	The string cannot be decoded.