C# Convert ToChar(String)

Description

Convert ToChar(String) converts the first character of a specified string to a Unicode character.

Syntax

Convert.ToChar(String) has the following syntax.


public static char ToChar(
  string value
)

Parameters

Convert.ToChar(String) has the following parameters.

value - A string of length 1.

Returns

Convert.ToChar(String) method returns A Unicode character that is equivalent to the first and only character in value.

Example

The following example converts each element in a string array to a Char value.


//from  w ww .j  a  va2  s .c o m
using System;
public class MainClass{
  public static void Main(String[] argv){  
    string nullString = null;
    string[] strings = { "A", "This",  '\u0007'.ToString(), nullString };
    char result;
    foreach (string strng in strings)
    {
       try {
          result = Convert.ToChar(strng);
          Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to '{1}'.", strng, result);
       }   
       catch (FormatException)
       {
          Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the correct format for conversion to a Char.",
                            strng);
       }
       catch (ArgumentNullException) {
          Console.WriteLine("A null string cannot be converted to a Char.");
       }   
    }

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.