System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the String representation of a number in a specified base to an equivalent 16-bit unsigned 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 ToUInt16 ( _
   ByVal value As String, _
   ByVal fromBase As Integer _
) As UInt16

[ C# ]
public static ushort ToUInt16 ( 
   string value,
   int fromBase
);

[ C++ ]
public: static unsigned short ToUInt16 ( 
   String* value,
   int fromBase
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ToUInt16 (
   value : String,
   fromBase : int
) : UInt16;

value

A String containing a number.

fromBase

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

The 16-bit unsigned integer equivalent of the number in value.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentException	fromBase is not 2, 8, 10, or 16.

Convert Members   Convert.ToUInt16 Overload List   String

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