Constructing a Netty ChannelBuffer from a string

Question

To convert a Netty ChannelBuffer to a String is as simple as calling .toString(UTF_8) on the ChannelBuffer. How do I create a ChannelBuffer from a String?

Answer 1

Use ChannelBuffers.copiedBuffer(String, Charset)

Answer 2

In netty 4 you can use Unpooled.copiedBuffer(String, Charset)