Conversions Class
Silverlight
Provides methods that perform various type conversions.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
The Conversions type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ChangeType | Converts an object to the specified type. |
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| FallbackUserDefinedConversion | Obsolete. Converts an object to the specified type. |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| FromCharAndCount | Converts a Char value to a string, given a byte count. |
| FromCharArray | Converts a Char array to a string. |
| FromCharArraySubset | Converts a subset of a Char array to a string. |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToBoolean(Object) | Converts an object to a Boolean value. |
| ToBoolean(String) | Converts a string to a Boolean value. |
| ToByte(Object) | Converts an object to a Byte value. |
| ToByte(String) | Converts a string to a Byte value. |
| ToChar(Object) | Converts an object to a Char value. |
| ToChar(String) | Converts a string to a Char value. |
| ToCharArrayRankOne(Object) | Converts an object to a one-dimensional Char array. |
| ToCharArrayRankOne(String) | Converts a string to a one-dimensional Char array. |
| ToDate(Object) | Converts an object to a DateTime value. |
| ToDate(String) | Converts a string to a DateTime value. |
| ToDecimal(Boolean) | Converts a Boolean value to a Decimal value. |
| ToDecimal(Object) | Converts an object to a Decimal value. |
| ToDecimal(String) | Converts a string to a Decimal value. |
| ToDouble(Object) | Converts an object to a Double value. |
| ToDouble(String) | Converts a string to a Double value. |
| ToGenericParameter<T> | Converts an object to a generic type T. |
| ToInteger(Object) | Converts an object to an integer value. |
| ToInteger(String) | Converts a string to an integer value. |
| ToLong(Object) | Converts an object to a Long value. |
| ToLong(String) | Converts a string to a Long value. |
| ToSByte(Object) | Converts an object to an SByte value. |
| ToSByte(String) | Converts a string to an SByte value. |
| ToShort(Object) | Converts an object to a Short value. |
| ToShort(String) | Converts a string to a Short value. |
| ToSingle(Object) | Converts an object to a Single value. |
| ToSingle(String) | Converts a String to a Single value. |
| ToString() | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString(Boolean) | Converts a Boolean value to a String. |
| ToString(Byte) | Converts a Byte value to a String. |
| ToString(Char) | Converts a Char value to a String. |
| ToString(DateTime) | Converts a DateTime value to a String value. |
| ToString(Decimal) | Converts a Decimal value to a String value. |
| ToString(Double) | Converts a Double value to a String value. |
| ToString(Int16) | Converts a Short value to a String value. |
| ToString(Int32) | Converts an integer value to a String value. |
| ToString(Int64) | Converts a Long value to a String value. |
| ToString(Object) | Converts an object to a String value. |
| ToString(Single) | Converts a Single value (a single-precision floating point number) to a String value. |
| ToString(UInt32) | Converts a uint value to a String value. |
| ToString(UInt64) | Converts a Ulong value to a String value. |
| ToString(Decimal, NumberFormatInfo) | Converts a Decimal value to a String value, using the specified number format. |
| ToString(Double, NumberFormatInfo) | Converts a Double value to a String value, using the specified number format. |
| ToString(Single, NumberFormatInfo) | Converts a Single value to a String value, using the specified number format. |
| ToUInteger(Object) | Converts an object to a Uint value. |
| ToUInteger(String) | Converts a string to a Uint value. |
| ToULong(Object) | Converts an object to a Ulong value. |
| ToULong(String) | Converts a string to a Ulong value. |
| ToUShort(Object) | Converts an object to a Ushort value. |
| ToUShort(String) | Converts a string to a Ushort value. |
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
