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Int32 Structure
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 MinValue Field

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Int32..::.MinValue Field

Represents the smallest possible value of Int32. This field is constant.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Const MinValue As Integer
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim value As Integer

value = Integer.MinValue
C#
public const int MinValue
Visual C++
public:
literal int MinValue
JScript
public const var MinValue : int

The value of this constant is -2,147,483,648; that is, hexadecimal 0x80000000.

The following example uses the MinValue field to prevent an OverflowException when converting to an Int32 value.

Visual Basic
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.

C#
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.

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

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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