How to: Convert Hexadecimal Strings to Numbers

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11/18/2006

This example converts a hexadecimal string to an integer using the ToInt32 method.

To convert a hexadecimal string to a number

Use the ToInt32 method to convert the number expressed in base-16 to an integer.

The first argument of the ToInt32 method is the string to convert. The second argument describes what base the number is expressed in; hexadecimal is base 16.
```
' Assign the value 49153 to i.
Dim i As Integer = Convert.ToInt32("c001", 16)
```

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Hex Function (Visual Basic)
ToInt32