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Int16.Parse Method (String)

.NET Framework 2.0

Converts the string representation of a number to its 16-bit signed integer equivalent.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public static short Parse (
	string s
)

public static short Parse (
	String s
)

JScript

public static function Parse (
	s : String
) : short

Parameters

s: A string containing a number to convert.

Return Value

A 16-bit signed integer equivalent to the number contained in s.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	s is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
FormatException	s is not in the correct format.
OverflowException	s represents a number less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

Remarks

The s parameter contains a number of the form:

[ws][sign]digits[ws]

Items in square brackets ([ and ]) are optional; and other items are as follows.

An optional white space.

sign

An optional sign.

digits

A sequence of digits ranging from 0 to 9.

The s parameter is parsed using the formatting information in a NumberFormatInfo initialized for the current system culture. For more information, see CurrentInfo.

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

Reference

Int16 Structure
Int16 Members
System Namespace
ToString

Other Resources

Formatting Overview

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