Send BLE command of String

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The current method in the examples shows:
app.device && app.device.writeDataArray(new Uint8Array([111,110,49]));

How can I send a String instead of an array of bytes?

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Found it:
uint=new Uint8Array(str.length);
for(var i=0,j=str.length;i<j;++i){
uint[i]=str.charCodeAt(i);
}