How to convert video file name to byte array

Question

Hi I am trying to convert my video file name that i have extracted from a folder to a byte array. My file name goes "video.mp4"

I have tried using this set of codes

byte[] bytes = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(filename);

but it does not work. Anyone?

Answer 1

Another (maybe easier way) to convert a string to a byte array goes like this:

string filename = "video.mp4";
byte[] byteArray = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(filename);

To convert the byte array back to a string you can use:

string filename = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(byteArray);

For this to work you'll need to import the System.Text namespace.