C# Convert ToSByte(String, IFormatProvider)

Description

Convert ToSByte(String, IFormatProvider) converts the specified string representation of a number to an equivalent 8-bit signed integer, using the specified culture-specific formatting information.

Syntax

Convert.ToSByte(String, IFormatProvider) has the following syntax.


[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]/*from  w w  w .  ja  va2 s  .c o m*/
public static sbyte ToSByte(
  string value,
  IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

Convert.ToSByte(String, IFormatProvider) has the following parameters.

value - A string that contains the number to convert.
provider - An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

Convert.ToSByte(String, IFormatProvider) method returns An 8-bit signed integer that is equivalent to value.

Example


using System;//from  w w  w  .ja  v a  2s  .c  om
using System.Globalization;

class MainClass
{
    public static void Main( )
    {
        NumberFormatInfo provider = new NumberFormatInfo();

        provider.NegativeSign = "neg ";
        provider.PositiveSign = "pos ";

        provider.NumberDecimalSeparator = ".";
        provider.NumberGroupSeparator = ",";
        provider.NumberGroupSizes = new int[ ] { 3 };
        provider.NumberNegativePattern = 0;

        Console.WriteLine( Convert.ToSByte( "12345" ));
        Console.WriteLine( Convert.ToSByte( "12345", provider ) );
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.