Convert.ToUInt16 (Int16) converts 16-bit signed integer to 16-bit unsigned integer.
Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim numbers() As Short = { Int16.MinValue, -132, 0, 121, 16103, Int16.MaxValue }
Dim result As UShort
For Each number As Short In numbers
Try
result = Convert.ToUInt16(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 UInt16 type.", _
number.GetType().Name, number)
End Try
Next
End Sub
End Class
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