1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/avahi-sharp/Utility.cs b/avahi-sharp/Utility.cs
index f8b4ffd..b15161c 100644
--- a/avahi-sharp/Utility.cs
+++ b/avahi-sharp/Utility.cs
@@ -60,12 +60,20 @@ namespace Avahi
             return ret;
         }
 
-        public static IntPtr StringToPtr (string str)
+        public static byte[] StringToBytes (string str)
+        {
+            if (str == null)
+                return null;
+
+            return Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes (str);
+        }
+
+        private static IntPtr StringToPtr (string str)
         {
             if (str == null)
                 return IntPtr.Zero;
 
-            byte[] bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes (str);
+            byte[] bytes = Utility.StringToBytes (str);
             IntPtr buf = Stdlib.malloc ((uint) bytes.Length + 1);
             Marshal.Copy (bytes, 0, buf, bytes.Length);
             Marshal.WriteByte (buf, bytes.Length, 0);