Convert.ToByte Method (String)
Converts the specified string representation of a number to an equivalent 8-bit unsigned integer.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
-
Type:
System.String
A string that contains the number to convert.
Return Value
Type: System.ByteAn 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.
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