Parse Hex string to Byte
Imports System.Globalization Imports System Module Example Public Sub Main() Dim values() As String = { Convert.ToString(12, 16), Convert.ToString(123, 16),Convert.ToString(245, 16) } Dim mask As Byte = &hFE For Each value As String In values Dim byteValue As Byte = Byte.Parse(value, NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier) Console.WriteLine("{0} And {1} = {2}", byteValue, mask, byteValue And mask) Next End Sub End Module