System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the value of a given Object to a 64-bit signed integer.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function ToInt64 ( _
   ByVal value As Object _
) As Long

[ C# ]
public static long ToInt64 ( 
   object value
);

[ C++ ]
public: static __int64 ToInt64 ( 
   Object* value
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ToInt64 (
   value : Object
) : long;

value

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

The 64-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.ToInt64 method of the underlying type of value.

Convert Members   Convert.ToInt64 Overload List   Object

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