# xarray.coding.strings.CharacterArrayCoder

### *class* xarray.coding.strings.CharacterArrayCoder[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/coding/strings.py#L155-L177)

Transforms between arrays containing bytes and character arrays.

#### \_\_init_\_()

### Methods

| [`__init__`](#xarray.coding.strings.CharacterArrayCoder.__init__)()   |                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| `decode`(variable[, name])                                    | Convert a decoded variable to an encoded variable |
| `encode`(variable[, name])                                    | Convert an encoded variable to a decoded variable |