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XmlConvert.ToSByte Method

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Converts the String to a SByte equivalent.

This API is not CLS-compliant. 

Namespace:  System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)> _
Public Shared Function ToSByte ( _
    s As String _
) As SByte

[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public static sbyte ToSByte(
    string s
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.SByte
An SByte equivalent of the string.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

s is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
FormatException

s is not in the correct format.
OverflowException

s represents a number less than SByte.MinValue or greater than SByte.MaxValue.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.