Convert a string to stream

[Randy]

Hello,
Is there an easy way to convert a string to a stream?
Thanks

[Randy]

I found this...
Stream stream = new
MemoryStream(System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.GetBytes(pr intbuffer));
but when I compile, it gives me this...
An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or property
'System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes(string)'

What does this mean?
Thanks for any help...

"Randy" <te**@temp.com> wrote in message
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Hello,
Is there an easy way to convert a string to a stream?
Thanks

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Randy <te**@temp.com> wrote:

Is there an easy way to convert a string to a stream?

Does System.IO.StringReader does what you want? If not, you could use
an Encoding to get the bytes from the string, then
System.IO.MemoryStream to build a stream from those bytes.

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[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi Randy?

What you mean with that?

The best I can think of would be like

MemoryStream mstream = new MemoryStream( BitConverter.GetBytes(
string_var) );

Cheers,

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Hello,
Is there an easy way to convert a string to a stream?
Thanks

[Randy]

StringReader seems to work great! Thanks for your help...
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Randy <te**@temp.com> wrote:

Is there an easy way to convert a string to a stream?

Does System.IO.StringReader does what you want? If not, you could use
an Encoding to get the bytes from the string, then
System.IO.MemoryStream to build a stream from those bytes.

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[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi Randy,

You are missing the ASCII property form ASCIIEncoding:
System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes("test");
instead of:
System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.GetBytes(printbuffer)
BTW, I posted before an incorrect post, BitConverter.GetBytes() does not
have an overload for string , please ignore it.

Cheers,

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Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Randy" <te**@temp.com> wrote in message
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I found this...
Stream stream = new
MemoryStream(System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.GetBytes(pr intbuffer));
but when I compile, it gives me this...
An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or property 'System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes(string)'

What does this mean?
Thanks for any help...

"Randy" <te**@temp.com> wrote in message
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Hello,
Is there an easy way to convert a string to a stream?
Thanks

[Randy]

Oh yeah...thanks for the info. I see now...
"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us> wrote
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Hi Randy,

You are missing the ASCII property form ASCIIEncoding:
System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes("test");
instead of:
System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.GetBytes(printbuffer)
BTW, I posted before an incorrect post, BitConverter.GetBytes() does not
have an overload for string , please ignore it.

Cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Randy" <te**@temp.com> wrote in message
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I found this...
Stream stream = new
MemoryStream(System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.GetBytes(pr intbuffer));
but when I compile, it gives me this...
An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or

property

'System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes(string)'

What does this mean?
Thanks for any help...

"Randy" <te**@temp.com> wrote in message
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Hello,
Is there an easy way to convert a string to a stream?
Thanks

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

<"Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)" <ignacio.machin AT
dot.state.fl.us>> wrote:

You are missing the ASCII property form ASCIIEncoding:

Note that it's actually a property of Encoding, not ASCIIEncoding -
it's just visible through ASCIIEncoding as well, of course. I
personally prefer to read:

Encoding ascii = Encoding.ASCII;

rather than

Encoding ascii = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII;

- the latter gives the impression that the property is a member of the
ASCIIEncoding class.

(Obviously the same goes for the other built-in encodings.)

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