cdm/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/iosp/IospHelper.java
static public byte[] convertCharToByteUTF(char[] from) {
    Charset c = CDM.utf8Charset;
    ByteBuffer output = c.encode(CharBuffer.wrap(from));
    return output.array();
  }
static public byte[] convertCharToByteUTF(char[] from) {
    Charset c = CDM.utf8Charset;
    ByteBuffer output = c.encode(CharBuffer.wrap(from));
    return output.array();
  }
static public byte [ ] convertCharToByteUTF ( char [ ] from ) { Charset c = CDM . utf8Charset ; ByteBuffer output = c . encode ( CharBuffer . wrap ( from ) ) ; return output . array ( ) ; }
convert char array to byte array, assuming UTF-8 encoding
convert char array to byte array assuming UTF - 8 encoding