SByte.ToString converts its string using the specified culture-specific format information.
Imports System.Globalization Module Example Public Sub Main() Dim nfi As New NumberFormatInfo() nfi.NegativeSign = "~" Dim bytes() As SByte = { -122, 17, 124 } For Each value As SByte In bytes Console.WriteLine(value.ToString(nfi)) Next For Each value As SByte In bytes Console.WriteLine(value.ToString(NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo)) Next End Sub End Module