Convert.ToSByte (UInt16) converts 16-bit unsigned integer to 8-bit signed integer.
Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim numbers() As UShort = { UInt16.MinValue, 121, 340, UInt16.MaxValue }
Dim result As SByte
For Each number As UShort In numbers
Try
result = Convert.ToSByte(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 SByte type.", _
number.GetType().Name, number)
End Try
Next
End Sub
End Class
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