Convert.FromBase64String dotnet bug?

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string s = "Hello";
byte[] abc = Convert.FromBase64String(s);

This throws error
"Invalid length for a Base-64 char array."??

Does anybody have any idea about how/why this happens?
 
GeezerButler said:
string s = "Hello";
byte[] abc = Convert.FromBase64String(s);

This throws error
"Invalid length for a Base-64 char array."??

Does anybody have any idea about how/why this happens?
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Put cursor in FromBase64String. Hit F1. Help page says:
Exceptions

FormatException
The length of s, ignoring white space characters, is not zero or a
multiple of 4.
What are you actually trying to do?
 
GeezerButler said:
string s = "Hello";
byte[] abc = Convert.FromBase64String(s);

This throws error
"Invalid length for a Base-64 char array."??

Does anybody have any idea about how/why this happens?
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Yes - it's like saving a file with the word "Hello" in and then opening
it up in Paintshop Pro as if it were a JPEG: "Hello" is not a valid
Base64-encoded lump of data.
 
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