VB.NET Core Classes in a Nutshell

Name

Decoder

Synopsis

This class converts byte arrays to character arrays using the encoding class from which it was constructed (a decoder is returned by the GetDecoder() method of an Encoding subclass). Decoder saves its state between calls to GetChars(), so leftover bytes from previous input byte arrays are remembered and used in subsequent calls.

Public MustInherit Class Decoder
                  ' Protected Constructors
   Protected Sub New() 
' Public Instance Methods
   MustInherit Public Function GetCharCount(
        ByVal bytes As Byte(), ByVal index As Integer, 
        ByVal count As Integer) As Integer  
   MustInherit Public Function GetChars(ByVal bytes As Byte(), 
        ByVal byteIndex As Integer, 
        ByVal byteCount As Integer, ByVal chars As Char(), 
        ByVal charIndex As Integer) As Integer  
End Class

Returned By

Encoding.GetDecoder()