C# Convert ToChar(Object)

Description

Convert ToChar(Object) converts the value of the specified object to a Unicode character.

Syntax

Convert.ToChar(Object) has the following syntax.


public static char ToChar(
  Object value
)

Parameters

Convert.ToChar(Object) has the following parameters.

value - An object that implements the IConvertible interface.

Returns

Convert.ToChar(Object) method returns A Unicode character that is equivalent to value, or Char.MinValue if value is null.

Example

The following example attempts to convert each element in an object array to a Char value.


/*from w  ww .j  av a 2 s  .com*/
using System;
public class MainClass{
  public static void Main(String[] argv){  
    object[] values = { 'r', "s", "asdf", (byte) 83, 77, 123456, 1234567, 
                        new DateTime(2014, 3, 10), (uint) 1934, 
                        (sbyte) -17, 1239.34, 175.6m, null };
    char result;
    
    foreach (object value in values)
    {
       try {
          result = Convert.ToChar(value);
          Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} converts to {2}.", 
                            value.GetType().Name, value, result);
       }
       catch (FormatException e) {
          Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
       }
       catch (InvalidCastException) {
          Console.WriteLine("Conversion of the {0} value {1} to a Char is not supported.",
                            value.GetType().Name, value);
       }
       catch (OverflowException) {
          Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is outside the range of the Char data type.",
                            value.GetType().Name, value);
       }
       catch (NullReferenceException) {
          Console.WriteLine("Cannot convert a null reference to a Char.");
       }
    }

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.