ToBytes Function

Converts the data type to a TIdBytes value.

Pascal

function ToBytes(
    const AValue: string; 
    const AEncoding: TIdEncoding = enANSI
): TIdBytes; overload;

Parameters

Parameters	Description
AValue	Value to be converted to TIdBytes.
AEncoding	CHaracter set encoding for values in the array of bytes.

Returns

TIdBytes - Results of the data type conversion.

Description

ToBytes is an overloaded TIdBytes function used to convert the data type in AValue to the return value for the function.

ToBytes is a utility function used internally in the Indy library, and isolates the platform-specific requirements for working with Delphi string and .Net array of Byte data types.

For the .Net platform, the AnsiEncoding.GetBytes method from the framework is used to store the converted values.

For all other platforms, the Move procedure from the runtime library is used to store the converted values.