Convert.ToSingle Method (Object)

Parameters

• value
  Type: System.Object
  An Object that implements the IConvertible interface or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

Type: System.Single
A single-precision floating point number equivalent to the value of value, or zero if value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Public Sub ConvertStringFloat(ByVal stringVal As String)
   Dim singleVal As Single = 0

   Try
      singleVal = System.Convert.ToSingle(singleVal)
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("The string as a single is {0}.", _
                                singleVal) & vbCrLf
   Catch exception As System.OverflowException
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
          "Overflow in string-to-single conversion.") & vbCrLf
   Catch exception As System.FormatException
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
          "The string is not formatted as a Single.") & vbCrLf
   Catch exception As System.ArgumentException
      outputBlock.Text &= "The string is null." & vbCrLf
   End Try

   ' Single to string conversion will not overflow.
   stringVal = System.Convert.ToString(singleVal)
   outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("The single as a string is {0}.", _
                             stringVal) & vbCrLf
End Sub

public void ConvertStringFloat(string stringVal)
{
   float floatVal = 0;

   try
   {
      floatVal = System.Convert.ToSingle(stringVal);
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
         "The string as a float is {0}.", floatVal) + "\n";
   }
   catch (System.OverflowException)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
         "The conversion from string-to-float overflowed.") + "\n";
   }
   catch (System.FormatException)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
         "The string is not formatted as a float.") + "\n";
   }
   catch (System.ArgumentNullException)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
         "The string is null.") + "\n";
   }

   // Float to string conversion will not overflow.
   stringVal = System.Convert.ToString(floatVal);
   outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
      "The float as a string is {0}.", stringVal) + "\n";
}