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11/18/2011

Convert.ToString Method (Byte)

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Converts the value of the specified 8-bit unsigned integer to its equivalent String representation.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function ToString ( _
    value As Byte _
) As String

public static string ToString(
    byte value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System.Byte
An 8-bit unsigned integer.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The String equivalent of the value of value.

Remarks

This implementation is identical to Byte.ToString.

Examples

The following code sample illustrates the conversion of a Byte to a String, using ToString.

Public Sub ConvertStringByte(ByVal stringVal As String)
   Dim byteVal As Byte = 0

   Try
      byteVal = System.Convert.ToByte(stringVal)
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("{0} as a byte is: {1}", _
                                stringVal, byteVal) & vbCrLf
   Catch exception As System.OverflowException
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
          "Overflow in string-to-byte conversion.") & vbCrLf
   Catch exception As System.FormatException
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
          "The String is not formatted as a Byte.") & vbCrLf
   Catch exception As System.ArgumentException
      outputBlock.Text &= "The String is null." & vbCrLf
   End Try

   'The conversion from byte to string is always valid.
   stringVal = System.Convert.ToString(byteVal)
   outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("{0} as a string is {1}", _
                             byteVal, stringVal) & vbCrLf
End Sub

public void ConvertStringByte(string stringVal)
{
   byte byteVal = 0;

   try
   {
      byteVal = System.Convert.ToByte(stringVal);
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0} as a byte is: {1}",
         stringVal, byteVal) + "\n";
   }
   catch (System.OverflowException)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
         "Conversion from string to byte overflowed.") + "\n";
   }
   catch (System.FormatException)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
         "The string is not formatted as a byte.") + "\n";
   }
   catch (System.ArgumentNullException)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
         "The string is null.") + "\n";
   }

   //The conversion from byte to string is always valid.
   stringVal = System.Convert.ToString(byteVal);
   outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0} as a string is {1}",
      byteVal, stringVal) + "\n";
}

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.

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