Convert.ToSByte Method (Object)

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Converts the value of the specified Object to an 8-bit signed integer.

This API is not CLS-compliant.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)> _
Public Shared Function ToSByte ( _
    value As Object _
) As SByte

[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public static sbyte ToSByte(
    Object value
)

value
Type: System.Object
An Object that implements the IConvertible interface or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Type: System.SByte
An 8-bit signed integer equivalent to the value of value, or zero if value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exception	Condition
InvalidCastException	value does not implement IConvertible.

The return value is the result of invoking the IConvertible.ToSByte method of the underlying type of value.

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

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

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

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