System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the String representation of a number in a specified base to an equivalent 8-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 ToSByte ( _
   ByVal value As String, _
   ByVal fromBase As Integer _
) As SByte

[ C# ]
public static sbyte ToSByte ( 
   string value,
   int fromBase
);

[ C++ ]
public: static char ToSByte ( 
   String* value,
   int fromBase
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ToSByte (
   value : String,
   fromBase : int
) : SByte;

value

A String containing a number.

fromBase

The base of the number in value, which must be 2, 8, 10, or 16.

The 8-bit signed integer equivalent of the number in value.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentException	fromBase is not 2, 8, 10, or 16.
OverflowException	value is less than SByte.MinValue or greater than SByte.MaxValue.

Convert Members   Convert.ToSByte Overload List   String

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