ToChar Method (Decimal)

Convert.ToChar Method (Decimal)

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Calling this method always throws InvalidCastException.

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

'Declaration
Public Shared Function ToChar ( _
	value As Decimal _
) As Char

Parameters

value
Type: System.Decimal
A Decimal number.

Return Value

Type: System.Char
This conversion is not supported. No value is returned.

ExceptionCondition
InvalidCastException

This conversion is not supported.

This method is reserved for future use.

The following code sample attempts to convert a Decimal to Char, throwing InvalidCastException on failure.


Public Sub ConvertCharDecimal(ByVal charVal As Char)
   Dim decimalVal As [Decimal] = 0

   ' Char to decimal conversion is not supported and will always
   ' throw an InvalidCastException.
   Try
      decimalVal = System.Convert.ToDecimal(charVal)
   Catch exception As System.InvalidCastException
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
           "Char-to-decimal conversion is not supported " + _
           "by the framework.") & vbCrLf
   End Try

   'Decimal to char conversion is also not supported.
   Try
      charVal = System.Convert.ToChar(decimalVal)
   Catch exception As System.InvalidCastException
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
          "Decimal-to-char conversion is not supported " + _
          "by the framework.") & vbCrLf
   End Try
End Sub


Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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