Convert.ToInt64 Method (Char)
.NET Framework (current version)
Converts the value of the specified Unicode character to the equivalent 64-bit signed integer.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
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Type:
System.Char
The Unicode character to convert.
The following example converts each element in a Char array to a long integer.
char[] chars = { 'a', 'z', '\u0007', '\u03FF', '\u7FFF', '\uFFFE' }; long result; foreach (char ch in chars) { result = Convert.ToInt64(ch); Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value '{1}' to the {2} value {3}.", ch.GetType().Name, ch, result.GetType().Name, result); } // The example displays the following output: // Converted the Char value 'a' to the Int64 value 97. // Converted the Char value 'z' to the Int64 value 122. // Converted the Char value '' to the Int64 value 7. // Converted the Char value '?' to the Int64 value 1023. // Converted the Char value '?' to the Int64 value 32767. // Converted the Char value '?' to the Int64 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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