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Convert.ToSByte Method (Object, IFormatProvider)

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Converts the value of the specified Object to an 8-bit signed integer using the specified culture-specific formatting information.

This API is not CLS-compliant. 

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)> _
Public Shared Function ToSByte ( _
    value As Object, _
    provider As IFormatProvider _
) As SByte
[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public static sbyte ToSByte(
    Object value,
    IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.SByte
An 8-bit signed integer equivalent to the value of value, or zero if value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

provider enables the user to specify culture-specific conversion information about the contents of value. For example, if value is a String that represents a number, provider could supply culture-specific information about the notation used to represent that number.

The base types ignore provider; however, it is honored if value is a user-defined type that implements the IConvertible interface.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.