System Namespace   Convert Class

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

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function ToByte ( _
   ByVal value As String, _
   ByVal fromBase As Integer _
) As Byte

[ C# ]
public static byte ToByte (
   string value,
   int fromBase
);

[ C++ ]
public: static unsigned char ToByte (
   String* value,
   int fromBase
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ToByte (
   value : String,
   fromBase : int
) : Byte;

value

A String containing a number.

fromBase

The base of the number in value, which must be 2, 8, 10, or 16.

The 8-bit unsigned integer equivalent of the number in value.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentException	fromBase is not 2, 8, 10, or 16.
OverflowException	value is less than Byte.MinValue or greater than Byte.MaxValue.

Convert Members   Convert.ToByte Overload List   String

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