System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the specified String representation of a number to an equivalent 16-bit signed integer.

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

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

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

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

value

A String containing a number to convert.

The 16-bit signed integer equivalent of value.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentException	value is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).
FormatException	value does not consist of an optional sign followed by a sequence of digits ( zero through nine ).
OverflowException	value represents a number less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

The return value is the result of invoking the Int16.Parse method on value.

Convert Members   Convert.ToInt16 Overload List   String

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