Convert.ToSingle Method (Int64)
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Converts the value of the specified 64-bit signed integer to an equivalent single-precision floating point number.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System.Int64
A 64-bit signed integer.
Return Value
Type: System.SingleA single-precision floating point number equivalent to the value of value.
The following code sample illustrates the conversion of an Int64 to Single, using ToSingle. Note that large Int64 values can cause OverflowException to be thrown.
Public Sub ConvertLongFloat(ByVal longVal As Long) Dim floatVal As Single ' A conversion from Long to float cannot overflow. floatVal = System.Convert.ToSingle(longVal) outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("{0} as a float is {1}", _ longVal, floatVal) & vbCrLf ' A conversion from float to long can overflow. Try longVal = System.Convert.ToInt64(floatVal) outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("{0} as a Long is {1}", _ floatVal, longVal) & vbCrLf Catch exception As System.OverflowException outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _ "Overflow in float-to-long conversion.") & vbCrLf End Try End Sub
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