System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the value of a given Object to a single-precision floating point number.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function ToSingle ( _
   ByVal value As Object _
) As Single

[ C# ]
public static float ToSingle ( 
   object value
);

[ C++ ]
public: static float ToSingle ( 
   Object* value
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ToSingle (
   value : Object
) : float;

value

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

A single-precision floating point number 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.ToSingle method of the underlying type of value.

Convert Members   Convert.ToSingle Overload List   Object

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