/// <summary> </summary>
/// <param name="s">
/// </param>
/// <param name="withSize">if true, returns an array with an initial int with its size
/// </param>
/// <param name="totalSpace">The total space of the string (can be bigger that the real string size - to support later in place update)
/// </param>
/// <returns> The byte array that represent the string
/// </returns>
/// <throws> UnsupportedEncodingException </throws>
public byte[] StringToByteArray(System.String s, bool withSize, int totalSpace, bool withEncoding)
{
byte[] bytes = null;
if (withEncoding && hasEncoding)
{
try {
bytes = Encoding.GetEncoding(ENCODING).GetBytes(s);
} catch (Exception e) {
throw new ODBRuntimeException(NeoDatisError.UnsupportedEncoding.AddParameter(encoding));
}
}
else
{
bytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(s);
}
if (!withSize)
{
return(bytes);
}
int totalSize = 0;
if (totalSpace == -1)
{
// we always store a string with X the size to enable in place update for bigger string later
totalSize = OdbConfiguration.GetStringSpaceReserveFactor() * bytes.Length + 2 * ODBType.NativeInt.GetSize();
}
else
{
totalSize = totalSpace;
}
byte[] totalSizeBytes = IntToByteArray(totalSize);
byte[] stringRealSize = IntToByteArray(bytes.Length);
byte[] bytes2 = new byte[totalSize + IntSize_x_2];
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
bytes2[i] = totalSizeBytes[i];
}
for (int i = 4; i < 8; i++)
{
bytes2[i] = stringRealSize[i - 4];
}
for (int i = 0; i < bytes.Length; i++)
{
bytes2[i + 8] = bytes[i];
}
return(bytes2);
}
