The Type Conversion Functions in VB.Net

The Type Conversion Functions in VB.Net

VB.Net provides the following in-line type conversion functions:

S.N Functions & Description

1 CBool(expression)

Converts the expression to Boolean data type.

2 CByte(expression)

Converts the expression to Byte data type.

3 CChar(expression)

Converts the expression to Char data type.

4 CDate(expression)

Converts the expression to Date data type

5 CDbl(expression)

Converts the expression to Double data type.

6 CDec(expression)

Converts the expression to Decimal data type.

7 CInt(expression)

Converts the expression to Integer data type.

8 CLng(expression)

Converts the expression to Long data type.

9 CObj(expression)

Converts the expression to Object type.

10 CSByte(expression)

Converts the expression to SByte data type.

11 CShort(expression)

Converts the expression to Short data type.

12 CSng(expression)

Converts the expression to Single data type.

13 CStr(expression)

Converts the expression to String data type.

14 CUInt(expression)

Converts the expression to UInt data type.

15 CULng(expression)

Converts the expression to ULng data type.

16 CUShort(expression)

Converts the expression to UShort data type.

Example:

The following example demonstrates some of these functions:

Module DataTypes

   Sub Main()

      Dim n As Integer

      Dim da As Date

      Dim bl As Boolean = True

      n = 1234567

      da = Today

      Console.WriteLine(bl)

      Console.WriteLine(CSByte(bl))

      Console.WriteLine(CStr(bl))

      Console.WriteLine(CStr(da))

      Console.WriteLine(CChar(CChar(CStr(n))))

      Console.WriteLine(CChar(CStr(da)))

      Console.ReadKey()

   End Sub

End Module

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