Convert.ToString Method (Char)
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Converts the value of the specified Unicode character to its equivalent String representation.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System.Char
A Unicode character.
This implementation is identical to Char.ToString.
The following code sample illustrates the conversion of a Char to a String, using ToString.
Public Sub ConvertStringChar(ByVal stringVal As String) Dim charVal As Char = "a"c ' A string must be one character long to convert to char. Try charVal = System.Convert.ToChar(stringVal) outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("{0} as a char is {1}", _ stringVal, charVal) & vbCrLf Catch exception As System.FormatException outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _ "The string is longer than one character.") & vbCrLf Catch exception As System.ArgumentNullException outputBlock.Text &= "The string is null." & vbCrLf End Try ' A char to string conversion will always succeed. stringVal = System.Convert.ToString(charVal) outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("The character as a string is {0}", _ stringVal) & vbCrLf End Sub
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