Interface IExtraEncoding

Namespace

iTextSharp.text.pdf

Assembly

iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core.dll

Classes implementing this interface can create custom encodings or replace existing ones. It is used in the context of PdfEncoding . @author Paulo Soares (psoares@consiste.pt)

public interface IExtraEncoding

Methods

ByteToChar(byte[], string)

Converts a byte array to an Unicode string according to some encoding. supports more than one encoding.

string ByteToChar(byte[] b, string encoding)

Parameters

b byte[]

the input byte array

encoding string

the requested encoding. It's mainly of use if the same class

Returns

string

the conversion or null if no conversion is supported

CharToByte(char, string)

Converts an Unicode char to a byte array according to some encoding. supports more than one encoding.

byte[] CharToByte(char char1, string encoding)

Parameters

char1 char

the Unicode char

encoding string

the requested encoding. It's mainly of use if the same class

Returns

byte[]

the conversion or null if no conversion is supported

CharToByte(string, string)

Converts an Unicode string to a byte array according to some encoding. supports more than one encoding.

byte[] CharToByte(string text, string encoding)

Parameters

text string

the Unicode string

encoding string

the requested encoding. It's mainly of use if the same class

Returns

byte[]

the conversion or null if no conversion is supported