Convert.ToChar Method (String, IFormatProvider)
Converts the first character of a specified string to a Unicode character, using specified culture-specific formatting information.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
-
Type:
System.String
A string of length 1 or null.
- provider
-
Type:
System.IFormatProvider
An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information. This parameter is ignored.
Return Value
Type: System.CharA Unicode character that is equivalent to the first and only character in value.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | value is null. |
| FormatException | The length of value is not 1. |
value must be a string that contains a single character.
If you prefer not to handle an exception if the conversion fails, you can call the Char.TryParse method instead. It returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the conversion succeeded or failed.
The following example converts a string representation of a Char value with the ToChar method, using an IFormatProvider object that displays the type of the format provider for which it is called. The example shows that the format provider is not referenced.
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