I am new to C# and can not seem to find a way to do copy a text string from a textbox to a specific starting point in a byte array other than using a loop.
I know I can:
var myBuffer = new byte[20];
myBuffer = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(textBox.Text);
but how do I start the text at an offset within the array for example at the fourth byte:
starting at myBuffer[3], copy textBox.Text; // Representation of what I need
Is there an elegant solution?
Yes, there is an elegant solution: use the five-argument overload of GetBytes method:
ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(textBox.Text, 0, 17, myBuffer, 3);
The first three arguments supply the string, the offset into that string from which to start encoding, and the number of characters to encode. The last two arguments supply the destination array, and the offset into it from which to start writing.
Use Substring like this:
var myBuffer = new byte[20];
myBuffer = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(textBox.Text.Substring(3));
