Convert.ToByte (Int64) converts 64-bit signed integer to 8-bit unsigned integer.
Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim numbers() As Long = { Int64.MinValue, -1, 0, 121, 340, Int64.MaxValue }
Dim result As Byte
For Each number As Long In numbers
Try
result = Convert.ToByte(number)
Console.WriteLIne("Converted the {0} value {1} to the {2} value {3}.", _
number.GetType().Name, number, _
result.GetType().Name, result)
Catch e As OverflowException
Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is outside the range of the Byte type.", _
number.GetType().Name, number)
End Try
Next
End Sub
End Class
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