From 7f6bbafbbfc3f5951281d62fa36dd9a6895ad8e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MidoriKami <9083275+MidoriKami@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:32:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] SeString add EncodeWithNullTerminator (#1931)

---
 .../Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs    | 20 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs
index 4a04f0326..03e6e1078 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs
@@ -492,6 +492,26 @@ public class SeString
         return messageBytes.ToArray();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encodes the Payloads in this SeString into a binary representation
+    /// suitable for use by in-game handlers, such as the chat log.
+    /// Includes a null terminator at the end of the string.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>The binary encoded payload data.</returns>
+    public byte[] EncodeWithNullTerminator()
+    {
+        var messageBytes = new List<byte>();
+        foreach (var p in this.Payloads)
+        {
+            messageBytes.AddRange(p.Encode());
+        }
+        
+        // Add Null Terminator
+        messageBytes.Add(0);
+
+        return messageBytes.ToArray();
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Get the text value of this SeString.
     /// </summary>