Convert.ToChar Method (Object)

 

Converts the value of the specified object to a Unicode character.

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

static member ToChar : 
        value:Object -> char

Parameters

value
Type: System.Object

An object that implements the IConvertible interface.

Return Value

Type: System.Char

A Unicode character that is equivalent to value, or Char.MinValue if value is null.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

value is a null string.

InvalidCastException

value does not implement the IConvertible interface.

-or-

The conversion of value to a Char is not supported.

OverflowException

value is less than Char.MinValue or greater than Char.MaxValue.

If value is not null, this method wraps a call to the IConvertible.ToCharimplementation of the underlying type of value.

The following example attempts to convert each element in an object array to a Char value.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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