System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the value of a given 16-bit unsigned integer to an equivalent 16-bit signed integer.

This method is not CLS-compliant. For more information about CLS compliance, see What is the Common Language Specification.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function ToInt16 ( _
   ByVal value As UInt16 _
) As Short

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

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

[ JScript ]
public static function ToInt16 (
   value : UInt16
) : Int16;

value

A 16-bit unsigned integer.

The 16-bit signed integer equivalent of value.

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

Convert Members   Convert.ToInt16 Overload List   UInt16

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