C# Convert Char to Byte (Hex representation)

Question

This seems to be an easy problem but i can\'t figure out.

I need to convert this character < in byte(hex representation), but if i use

Answer 1

get 60 (decimal representation) instead of 3c.

No, you don't get any representation. You get a byte containing the value 60/3c in some internal representation. When you look at it, i.e., when you convert it to a string (explicitly with ToString() or implicitly), you get the decimal representation 60.

Thus, you have to make sure that you explicitly convert the byte to string, specifying the base you want. ToString("x"), for example will convert a number into a hexadecimal representation:

byte b = Convert.ToByte('<');  
String hex = b.ToString("x");