Mono Class Library: System.Convert Overview | Members

System.Convert.ToSByte Method

Converts a string representation of a number to a sbyte .

[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public static sbyte ToSByte (string value)

Parameters

value
The string to be converted. The string is in the System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Integer style.

Returns

value as a sbyte.

Exceptions

TypeReason
ArgumentNullExceptionvalue is a null reference.
FormatExceptionvalue cannot be converted to a numeric value in the specified format.
OverflowExceptionThe numeric value of value is greater than sbyte.MaxValue or less than sbyte.MinValue.

Remarks

This method parses value using the information in a System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo instance initialized for the current system culture.

This member is not CLS-compliant. For a CLS-compliant alternative, use Convert.ToInt16(object)(string).

Requirements

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