# MosText

The MosText object provides access to character-to-byte encoding and string formatting.

### Methods

| **Name**                  | **Description**                                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| asciiToBytes(inputString) | Converts input ASCII string to byte array.                                                                                                                              |
| bytesToAscii(byteArray)   | Converts input byte array to ASCII string.                                                                                                                              |
| utf8ToBytes(inputString)  | Converts input UTF8 string to byte array.                                                                                                                               |
| bytesToUtf8(byteArray)    | Converts input byte array to UTF8 string.                                                                                                                               |
| utf16ToBytes(inputString) | Converts input UTF16 string to byte array.                                                                                                                              |
| bytesToUtf16(byteArray)   | Converts input byte array to UTF16 string.                                                                                                                              |
| utf32ToBytes(inputString) | Converts input UTF32 string to byte array.                                                                                                                              |
| bytesToUtf32(byteArray)   | Converts input byte array into UTF32 string.                                                                                                                            |
| format(inputString, args) | Formats string according to input format. Is a ported .NET [String.Format](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.string.format?view=netcore-3.1) function. |


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