Convert byte[] to char[]

Question

How do I convert a byte array to a char array in C#?

Answer 1

System.Text.Encoding.ChooseYourEncoding.GetString(bytes).ToCharArray(); 

Substitute the right encoding above: e.g.

System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes).ToCharArray(); 

Answer 2

You must know the source encoding.

string someText = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."; byte[] bytes = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(someText); char[] chars = Encoding.Unicode.GetChars(bytes);