UShort Data Type (Visual Basic)
Holds unsigned 16-bit (2-byte) integers ranging in value from 0 through 65,535.
Remarks
Use the UShort data type to contain binary data too large for Byte.
The default value of UShort is 0.
Programming Tips
Negative Numbers. Because UShort is an unsigned type, it cannot represent a negative number. If you use the unary minus (-) operator on an expression that evaluates to type UShort, Visual Basic converts the expression to Integer first.
CLS Compliance. The UShort data type is not part of the Common Language Specification (CLS), so CLS-compliant code cannot consume a component that uses it.
Widening. The UShort data type widens to Integer, UInteger, Long, ULong, Decimal, Single, and Double. This means you can convert UShort to any of these types without encountering a System.OverflowException error.
Type Characters. Appending the literal type characters US to a literal forces it to the UShort data type. UShort has no identifier type character.
Framework Type. The corresponding type in the .NET Framework is the System.UInt16 structure.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Call a Windows Function that Takes Unsigned Types
Reference
Data Type Summary (Visual Basic)
UInt16 Structure
Type Conversion Functions
Conversion Summary