The **`getBytes()` method** in Java encodes a string into a sequence of bytes.

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## Syntax
The `getBytes()` method can be declared as shown in the code snippet below:
```java
public byte[] getBytes() 
```

## Return value
The `getBytes()` method returns an array of bytes that is a string encoded into a sequence of bytes.

## Example 
Consider the code snippet below, which demonstrates the use of the `getBytes()` method.

import java.util.Arrays;
public class Main{  
    public static void main(String args[]){  
        String str="ABCDEFG";  
        byte[] arr=str.getBytes(); 
        for(int index = 0; index < arr.length; index += 1){
            System.out.println((char)arr[index]);
        }
    }
}  

## Explanation

We declare the string `str` in line 4. The `getBytes()` method is used in line 5 to encode `str` in a sequence of bytes. In line 6 to 7, we use the `for` loop to print each element at every index.

What is the String getBytes() method in Java?

Encodes a string into byte sequences, producing a byte array, which can be iterated for display.