Mono Class Library: System.Convert Overview | Members

System.Convert.ToByte Method

Converts a string to a byte .

public static byte ToByte (string value, IFormatProvider provider)

Parameters

value
The string to be converted. The string is in the System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Integer style.
provider
A IFormatProvider that supplies a System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo containing culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

value as a byte.

Exceptions

TypeReason
ArgumentNullExceptionvalue is a null reference.
FormatExceptionvalue does not consist of an optional sign followed by one or more digits (zero through nine).
OverflowExceptionThe numeric value of value is greater than byte.MaxValue or less than byte.MinValue.

Remarks

This method parses value using the information in the System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo instance supplied by provider. If provider is null or if a System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo cannot be obtained from provider, the string is parsed using the formatting information of the current system culture.

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0