# GetStringUTFChars(IntPtr)

> Returns a managed string object representing the string in modified UTF-8 encoding.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.AndroidJNIModule

```csharp
public static string GetStringUTFChars(IntPtr str)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[IntPtr]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr)): 

### Returns

| Type                                                           | Description |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) |             |

### Remarks

This method is a modification of the original \\\<tt\\>GetStringUTFChars\\\</tt\\>, which returns a pointer to an array of bytes.

Additional Resources: [Java Native Interface Specification (Oracle)](http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/jni/spec/jniTOC.html)