title: Convert UTF-8 string to sbyte array and back?
body: <p>how can I convert the utf-8 characters in a string into an array of sbytes and back ? I can't seem to find a fitting method in Encoding.UTF. Thanks</p>
  
  <p>Edit: To clarify. I don't want an array of bytes. I want an array of UTF-8 characters.</p>
  
  <p>Edit: I just realized I can iterate the string and convert all chars into ints to get their int32 representation. Is it possible to use UTF-8 instead ?</p>