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 sbyte.

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.

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

Requirements

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