Converting to a data type - CSharp Language Basics

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Description

Converting to a data type

Demo Code

using System;//from  w  w  w . j a  v a  2 s  .c  o m
using System.Text;
class Converts
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string buff;
        int age;
        Console.Write("Enter your age: ");
        buff = Console.ReadLine();
        try
        {
            age = Convert.ToInt32(buff);
            if (age < 21)
                Console.WriteLine("You are under 21.");
            else
                Console.Write("You are 21 or older.");
        }
        catch (ArgumentException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("No value was entered... (equal to null)");
        }
        catch (OverflowException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("You entered a number that is too big or too small.");
        }
        catch (FormatException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("You didn't enter a valid number.");
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Something went wrong with the conversion.");
            throw (e);
        }
    }
}

Result


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