System Namespace   Convert Class

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

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

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

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

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

value

A Unicode character.

The 16-bit signed integer equivalent of value.

Exception Type	Condition
OverflowException	value is greater than Int16.MaxValue.

Convert Members   Convert.ToInt16 Overload List   Char

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