Convert.ToUInt16 Method (Char)
.NET Framework (current version)
Converts the value of the specified Unicode character to the equivalent 16-bit unsigned integer.
This API is not CLS-compliant.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
-
Type:
System.Char
The Unicode character to convert.
The following example converts each element in a character array to an unsigned 16-bit integer.
char[] chars = { 'a', 'z', '\x0007', '\x03FF', '\x7FFF', '\xFFFE' }; ushort result; foreach (char ch in chars) { try { result = Convert.ToUInt16(ch); Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value '{1}' to the {2} value {3}.", ch.GetType().Name, ch, result.GetType().Name, result); } catch (OverflowException) { Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert u+{0} to a UInt16.", ((int)ch).ToString("X4")); } } // The example displays the following output: // Converted the Char value 'a' to the UInt16 value 97. // Converted the Char value 'z' to the UInt16 value 122. // Converted the Char value '' to the UInt16 value 7. // Converted the Char value '?' to the UInt16 value 1023. // Converted the Char value '?' to the UInt16 value 32767. // Converted the Char value '?' to the UInt16 value 65534.
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
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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