Npgsql.WriteBuffer.WriteString C# (CSharp) Method

        internal void WriteString(string s, int len = 0)
        {
            Contract.Requires(TextEncoding.GetByteCount(s) <= WriteSpaceLeft);
            WritePosition += TextEncoding.GetBytes(s, 0, len == 0 ? s.Length : len, _buf, WritePosition);
        }

        internal async Task WriteSASLInitialResponse(string mechanism, byte[] initialResponse, bool async)
        {
            var len = sizeof(byte) +                                                // Message code
                      sizeof(int) +                                                 // Length
                      PGUtil.UTF8Encoding.GetByteCount(mechanism) + sizeof(byte) +  // Mechanism plus null terminator
                      sizeof(int) +                                                 // Initial response length
                      (initialResponse?.Length ?? 0);                               // Initial response payload

            if (WriteBuffer.WriteSpaceLeft < len)
            {
                await WriteBuffer.Flush(async);
            }

            WriteBuffer.WriteByte(FrontendMessageCode.Password);
            WriteBuffer.WriteInt32(len - 1);

            WriteBuffer.WriteString(mechanism);
            WriteBuffer.WriteByte(0);   // null terminator
            if (initialResponse == null)
            {
                WriteBuffer.WriteInt32(-1);
            }
            else
            {
                WriteBuffer.WriteInt32(initialResponse.Length);
                WriteBuffer.WriteBytes(initialResponse);
            }
        }