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Convert::ToInt16 Method (Int32)

Converts the value of the specified 32-bit signed integer to an equivalent 16-bit signed integer.

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

public:
static short ToInt16(
	int value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::Int32
The 32-bit signed integer to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Int16
The 16-bit signed integer equivalent of value.

ExceptionCondition
OverflowException

value is greater than Int16::MaxValue or less than Int16::MinValue.

The following example attempts to convert each element in an array of integers to a 16-bit signed integer.

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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