How can I convert extended ascii to a System.String?

Question

For example: \"½\" or ASCII DEC 189. When I read the bytes from a text file the byte[] contains the valid value, in this case 189.

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Answer 1

System.String[] can not store characters with ASCII > 127 if you are trying to work on any extended ASCII characters such as œ ¢ ½ ¾here is the method to convert it into their binary and decimal equivalent