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Conversion.Oct Method (Int32)

.NET Framework 4.5

Returns a string representing the octal value of a number.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

public static string Oct(
	int Number
)

Parameters

Number: Type: System.Int32
Required. Any valid numeric expression or String expression.

Return Value

Type: System.String
Returns a string representing the octal value of a number.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Number is not specified.
ArgumentException	Number is not a numeric type.

Remarks

If Number is not already a whole number, it is rounded to the nearest whole number before being evaluated.

If Number is	Oct returns
Empty	Zero (0)
Any other number	Up to 22 octal characters

You can represent octal numbers directly by preceding numbers in the proper range with &O. For example, &O10 is the octal notation for decimal 8.

Examples

This example uses the Oct function to return the octal value of a number.

Dim TestOct As String 
' Returns "4".
TestOct = Oct(4)
' Returns "10".
TestOct = Oct(8)
' Returns "713".
TestOct = Oct(459)

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

Conversion Class

Oct Overload

Microsoft.VisualBasic Namespace

Hex

ArgumentNullException

Other Resources

Conversion Summary (Visual Basic)

Type Conversion Functions (Visual Basic)

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