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Convert::ToChar Method (String^)

 

Converts the first character of a specified string to a Unicode character.

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

public:
static wchar_t ToChar(
	String^ value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::String^

A string of length 1.

Return Value

Type: System::Char

A Unicode character that is equivalent to the first and only character in value.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

value is null.

FormatException

The length of value is not 1.

value must be a string that contains a single character.

If you prefer not to handle an exception if the conversion fails, you can call the Char::TryParse method instead. It returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the conversion succeeded or failed.

The following example converts each element in a string array to a Char value.

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

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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