System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the value of a given Decimal 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 Decimal _
) As SByte

[ C# ]
public static sbyte ToSByte ( 
   decimal value
);

[ C++ ]
public: static char ToSByte ( 
   Decimal value
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ToSByte (
   value : Decimal
) : SByte;

value

A Decimal number.

value rounded to the nearest 8-bit signed integer. If value is halfway between two whole numbers, the even number is returned; that is, 4.5 is converted to 4, and 5.5 is converted to 6.

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

Convert Members   Convert.ToSByte Overload List   Decimal

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