# convert method

String convert (List<int> codeUnits, [ int start = 0, int end ])

Converts the UTF-8 `codeUnits` (a list of unsigned 8-bit integers) to the corresponding string.

Uses the code units from `start` to, but no including, `end`. If `end` is omitted, it defaults to `codeUnits.length`.

If the `codeUnits` start with the encoding of a unicodeBomCharacterRune, that character is discarded.

## Implementation

    String convert(List<int> codeUnits, [int start = 0, int end]) {
      // Allow the implementation to intercept and specialize based on the type
      // of codeUnits.
      String result = _convertIntercepted(_allowMalformed, codeUnits, start, end);
      if (result != null) {
        return result;
      }

      int length = codeUnits.length;
      RangeError.checkValidRange(start, end, length);
      if (end == null) end = length;
      StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
      _Utf8Decoder decoder = new _Utf8Decoder(buffer, _allowMalformed);
      decoder.convert(codeUnits, start, end);
      decoder.flush(codeUnits, end);
      return buffer.toString();
    }