How to Convert String to Byte Array?

Question

I am getting an error reading:

Cannot implicitly convert type \'String\' to \'Byte[]\'

I think \'byte[]\' is byte array - if it

Answer 1

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string inputStr = Console.ReadLine();
        byte[] bytes = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(inputStr);
        string str = Encoding.Unicode.GetString(bytes);
        Console.WriteLine(inputStr == str); // true
    }