The StringToByteArr() is a two line function that puts a string into a byte array, often needed in order to transfer a string via a network.

1. public static byte[] StringToByteArr(string str)
2. {
3.     System.Text.ASCIIEncoding encoding = new 
   System.Text.ASCIIEncoding();
4.     return encoding.GetBytes(str);
5. }