C# Convert ToSByte(Object, IFormatProvider)

Description

Convert ToSByte(Object, IFormatProvider) converts the value of the specified object to an 8-bit signed integer, using the specified culture-specific formatting information.

Syntax

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


[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]/*from  w ww.  j av a 2  s  .  c o m*/
public static sbyte ToSByte(
  Object value,
  IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

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

value - An object that implements the IConvertible interface.
provider - An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

Convert.ToSByte(Object, IFormatProvider) method returns An 8-bit signed integer that is equivalent to value, or zero if value is null.

Example


using System;//  w w w  .  jav  a  2 s . co m
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((object) "12345" ));
        Console.WriteLine( Convert.ToSByte((object) "12345", provider ) );
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.