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Convert ToByte (Object) converts object to an 8-bit unsigned integer
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Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim values() As Object = { True, -12, 935, "x"c, "104.1", "-1","1.00e2", "One", 1.00e2}
Dim result As Byte
For Each value As Object In values
Try
result = Convert.ToByte(value)
Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value {1} to the {2} value {3}.", _
value.GetType().Name, value, _
result.GetType().Name, result)
Catch e As OverflowException
Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is outside the range of the Byte type.", _
value.GetType().Name, value)
Catch e As FormatException
Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is not in a recognizable format.", _
value.GetType().Name, value)
Catch e As InvalidCastException
Console.WriteLine("No conversion to a Byte exists for the {0} value {1}.", _
value.GetType().Name, value)
End Try
Next
End Sub
End Class
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