Convert::ToByte Method (Char)
Converts the value of the specified Unicode character to the equivalent 8-bit unsigned integer.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
-
Type:
System::Char
The Unicode character to convert.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| OverflowException | value represents a number that is greater than Byte::MaxValue. |
This method returns an unsigned byte value that represents the numeric code of the Char object passed to it. In the .NET Framework, a Char object is a 16-bit value. This means that the method is suitable for returning the numeric codes of characters in the ASCII character range or in the Unicode C0 Controls and Basic Latin, and C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement ranges, from U+0000 to U+00FF.
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