System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the value of a given single-precision floating point number to an equivalent 16-bit signed integer.

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

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

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

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

value

A single-precision floating point number.

value rounded to the nearest 16-bit signed integer. If value is halfway between two whole numbers, the even number is returned; that is, 4.5 is converted to 4, and 5.5 is converted to 6.

Exception Type	Condition
OverflowException	value is less than Int16.MinValue or greater than Int16.MaxValue.

Convert Members   Convert.ToInt16 Overload List   Single

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