Convert.ToSByte Method (Char)

 

Converts the value of the specified Unicode character to the equivalent 8-bit signed integer.

This API is not CLS-compliant.

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

<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)>
Public Shared Function ToSByte (
	value As Char
) As SByte

Parameters

value
Type: System.Char

The Unicode character to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.SByte

An 8-bit signed integer that is equivalent to value.

Exception Condition
OverflowException

value is greater than SByte.MaxValue.

The following example attempts to convert each element in an array of Char values to a signed byte.

Dim chars() As Char = { "a"c, "z"c, ChrW(7), ChrW(200), ChrW(1023) }
For Each ch As Char in chars
   Try
      Dim result As SByte = Convert.ToSByte(ch)
      Console.WriteLine("{0} is converted to {1}.", ch, result)
   Catch e As OverflowException
      Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert u+{0} to a byte.", _
                        AscW(ch).ToString("X4"))
   End Try
Next   
' The example displays the following output:
'    a is converted to 97.
'    z is converted to 122.
'     is converted to 7.
'    Unable to convert u+00C8 to a byte.
'    Unable to convert u+03FF to a byte.

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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