System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the value of a given Object to a 16-bit signed integer.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function ToInt16 ( _
   ByVal value As Object _
) As Short

[ C# ]
public static short ToInt16 ( 
   object value
);

[ C++ ]
public: static short ToInt16 ( 
   Object* value
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ToInt16 (
   value : Object
) : Int16;

value

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

The 16-bit signed 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.ToInt16 method of the underlying type of value.

Convert Members   Convert.ToInt16 Overload List   Object

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