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Convert::ToByte Method (String^)

 

Converts the specified string representation of a number to an equivalent 8-bit unsigned integer.

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

public:
static unsigned char ToByte(
	String^ value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::String^

A string that contains the number to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Byte

An 8-bit unsigned integer that is equivalent to value, or zero if value is null.

Exception Condition
FormatException

value does not consist of an optional sign followed by a sequence of digits (0 through 9).

OverflowException

value represents a number that is less than Byte::MinValue or greater than Byte::MaxValue.

Using the ToByte(String^) method is equivalent to passing value to the Byte::Parse(String^) method. value is interpreted by using the formatting conventions of the current thread culture.

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

The following example defines a string array and attempts to convert each string to a Byte. Note that while a null string parses to zero, String::Empty throws a FormatException. Also note that while leading and trailing spaces parse successfully, formatting symbols, such as currency symbols, group separators, or decimal separators, do not.

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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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