Convert a Byte Array to String in Silverlight?

Question

I'm trying to convert a byte array to a string in Silverlight, but I get the following compilation error:

'System.Text.Encoding.GetString(byte[])' is inaccessible due to its protection level

This is the method that I'm using:

string text = UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetString(myByteArray);

How else can I achieve this?

'UTF8Encoding.UTF8' is not what you would usually use - you would either use Encoding.UTF8 to get the 'normal' UTF8 encoding (which has BOM on) or do 'new UTFEncoding(..)' to ctor your own. — James Manning
– James Manning, Commented Nov 2, 2010 at 5:27

Frédéric Hamidi · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-05 13:32:52Z

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You can write:

string text = UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetString(yourByteArray, 0, yourByteArray.Length);

Silverlight 3 and 4 only support that override.

answered Oct 29, 2010 at 20:44

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Stephan · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-29 20:42:59Z

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string text = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(myByteArray,0,myByteArray.Length);

Works in SL4, don't know about anything earlier.

answered Oct 29, 2010 at 20:42

Stephan

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Davut Gürbüz · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-09 21:32:28Z

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You May use Inicode encoding also,

   String text=(new UnicodeEncoding()).GetString(barray, 0, barry.Length)

By this way you are able to get as string from byte[],

vice versa by

   Byte[] myarray=(new UnicodeEncoding()).getBytes(Stringexpressin);

answered Sep 9, 2011 at 21:32

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