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Convert::ToSingle Method (Object^)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Converts the value of the specified object to a single-precision floating-point number.

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

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public:
static float ToSingle(
	Object^ value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::Object^

An object that implements the IConvertible interface, or null.

Return Value

Type: System::Single

A single-precision floating-point number that is equivalent to value, or zero if value is null.

Exception Condition
FormatException

value is not in an appropriate format.

InvalidCastException

value does not implement the IConvertible interface.

-or-

The conversion is not supported.

OverflowException

value represents a number that is less than Single::MinValue or greater than Single::MaxValue.

The return value is the result of invoking the IConvertible::ToSingle method of the underlying type of value.

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

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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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