System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the value of a given Object to an 8-bit unsigned integer.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function ToByte ( _
   ByVal value As Object _
) As Byte

[ C# ]
public static byte ToByte (
   object value
);

[ C++ ]
public: static unsigned char ToByte (
   Object* value
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ToByte (
   value : Object
) : Byte;

value

An Object that implements the IConvertible interface or a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

The 8-bit unsigned integer equivalent of value, or zero if value is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

Exception Type	Condition
InvalidCastException	value does not implement IConvertible.

The return value is the result of invoking the IConvertible.ToByte method of the underlying type of value.

Convert Members   Convert.ToByte Overload List   Object

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