char2byte.cs

using System;
using System.Text;

namespace CharToByteEncodingAndTheReverse{

	static class Constants {
		public const string CSHARP = "C# Programming";
		public const string PI = "Value PI =~ 3.14159";
	}

    class DoSomeEncoding {

		static void Main() {

			ResetConsole();

			Console.Write("\n This program demonstrates conversion of characters to their respective byte encodings,");
			Console.Write("\n and, conversely, byte encoded characters back into characters forming strings...\n");

			DemoChar2ByteEncoding();
			DemoCharByteArrayToString();

		}

		static void DemoChar2ByteEncoding(){
			Console.Write("\n Press a key to see the following string of characters (in yellow) encoded to bytes...\n");
			Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
			Console.Write("\n {0} ", Constants.CSHARP);
			Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan;

			Console.ReadKey();
			Console.WriteLine();
			Console.Write(" ");
			byte[] bt = Encoding.Default.GetBytes(Constants.CSHARP);
			WriteByteArrayValuesToConsole(bt, false);
			Console.WriteLine();
			Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
		}

		static void DemoCharByteArrayToString(){
			Console.Write("\n Press a key to convert the byte-encoded characters (in yellow) back into a string...\n\n");
			Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
			byte[] bt = Encoding.Default.GetBytes(Constants.PI);
			WriteByteArrayValuesToConsole(bt, false);
			Console.ReadKey();
			Console.WriteLine();
			Console.Write(" ");
			Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan;
			WriteByteArrayValuesToConsole(bt, true);
			Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
			Console.WriteLine();
		}

		static void ResetConsole(){
			Console.Clear();
			Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue;
			Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray;
			Console.Write("\n char2byte.exe ");
			Console.Write("\n 27th May 2019 ");
			Console.Write("\n Bryan Miller ");
			Console.Write("kyrathasoft@gmail.com \n");
			Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
			Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black;
		}

		static void WriteByteArrayValuesToConsole(byte[] b, bool convertToCharacters)
		{
			foreach(byte _b in b){
				if(!convertToCharacters){
					Console.Write("{0}", _b.ToString() + " ");
				}else{
					Console.Write("{0}", Convert.ToChar(_b) + " ");
				}
			}
		}

    }

}