Convert.ToSingle Method (Byte)
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Converts the value of the specified 8-bit unsigned integer to the equivalent single-precision floating point number.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System.Byte
An 8-bit unsigned integer.
Return Value
Type: System.SingleThe single-precision floating point number equivalent to the value of value.
The following code sample illustrates the conversion of a Byte to Single, using ToSingle.
Public Sub ConvertByteSingle(ByVal byteVal As Byte) Dim singleVal As Single ' Byte to float conversion will not overflow. singleVal = System.Convert.ToSingle(byteVal) outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("The byte as a single is {0}.", _ singleVal) & vbCrLf ' Single to byte conversion can overflow. Try byteVal = System.Convert.ToByte(singleVal) outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("The single as a byte is {0}.", _ byteVal) & vbCrLf Catch exception As System.OverflowException outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _ "Overflow in single-to-byte conversion.") & vbCrLf End Try End Sub
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