Represents the smallest possible value of Int32. This field is constant.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Examples
The following example uses the MinValue property to prevent an OverflowException when converting to an Int32 value.
Dim numbersToConvert() As Long = { 162345, 32183, -54000, Int64.MaxValue\2 }
Dim newNumber As Integer
For Each number As Long In NumbersToConvert
If number >= Int32.MinValue And number <= Int32.MaxValue Then
newNumber = Convert.ToInt32(number)
Console.WriteLine("Successfully converted {0} to an Int32.", _
newNumber)
Else
Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert {0} to an Int32.", number)
End If
Next
' The example displays the following output to the console:
' Successfully converted 162345 to an Int32.
' Successfully converted 32183 to an Int32.
' Successfully converted -54000 to an Int32.
' Unable to convert 4611686018427387903 to an Int32.
long[] numbersToConvert = { 162345, 32183, -54000, Int64.MaxValue/2 };
int newNumber;
foreach (long number in numbersToConvert)
{
if (number >= Int32.MinValue && number <= Int32.MaxValue)
{
newNumber = Convert.ToInt32(number);
Console.WriteLine("Successfully converted {0} to an Int32.",
newNumber);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert {0} to an Int32.", number);
}
}
// The example displays the following output to the console:
// Successfully converted 162345 to an Int32.
// Successfully converted 32183 to an Int32.
// Successfully converted -54000 to an Int32.
// Unable to convert 4611686018427387903 to an Int32.
Platforms
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.