C# | Convert.ToSByte(String, IFormatProvider) Method
Last Updated :
11 Jul, 2025
This method is used to convert the specified string representation of a number to an equivalent 8-bit signed integer, using the specified culture-specific formatting information.
Syntax:
public static sbyte ToSByte (string value, IFormatProvider provider);
Parameters:
- value: It is a string that contains the number to convert.
- provider: It is an object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.
Return Value: This method returns an 8-bit signed integer that is equivalent to
value.
Exceptions:
- ArgumentNullException: If the value is null.
- FormatException: If the value does not consist of an optional sign followed by a sequence of digits (0 through 9).
- OverFlowException: If the value represents a number that is less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.
Below programs illustrate the use of
Convert.ToSByte(String, IFormatProvider) Method:
Example 1:
csharp
// C# program to demonstrate the
// Convert.ToSByte() Method
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class GFG {
// Main Method
public static void Main()
{
try {
// creating object of CultureInfo
CultureInfo cultures = new CultureInfo("en-US");
// declaring and initializing String array
string[] values = {"123", "+123", "-123"};
// calling get() Method
Console.Write("Converted sbyte value"
+ " from a specified string: ");
for (int j = 0; j < values.Length; j++)
{
get(values[j], cultures);
}
}
catch (FormatException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("\n");
Console.Write("Exception Thrown: ");
Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
catch (OverflowException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("\n");
Console.Write("Exception Thrown: ");
Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
}
// Defining get() method
public static void get(string s,
CultureInfo cultures)
{
// converting string to specified sbyte
sbyte val = Convert.ToSByte(s, cultures);
// display the converted sbyte value
Console.Write(" {0}, ", val);
}
}
Output:
Converted sbyte value from a specified string: 123, 123, -123,
Example 2: For
FormatException
csharp
// C# program to demonstrate the
// Convert.ToSByte() Method
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class GFG {
// Main Method
public static void Main()
{
try {
// creating object of CultureInfo
CultureInfo cultures = new CultureInfo("en-US");
// declaring and initializing String array
string[] values = {"123", "+123", "-123"};
// calling get() Method
Console.Write("Converted sbyte value"
+ " of specified strings: ");
for (int j = 0; j < values.Length; j++)
{
get(values[j], cultures);
}
Console.WriteLine("\n");
string s = "123 456, 789";
Console.WriteLine("format of s is invalid");
// converting string to specified sbyte
sbyte val = Convert.ToSByte(s, cultures);
// display the converted ToSByte value
Console.Write(" {0}, ", val);
}
catch (FormatException e)
{
Console.Write("Exception Thrown: ");
Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
catch (OverflowException e)
{
Console.Write("Exception Thrown: ");
Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
}
// Defining get() method
public static void get(string s,
CultureInfo cultures)
{
// converting string to
// specified sbyte value
sbyte val = Convert.ToSByte(s, cultures);
// display the converted
// sbyte value
Console.Write(" {0}, ", val);
}
}
Output:
Converted sbyte value of specified strings: 123, 123, -123,
format of s is invalid
Exception Thrown: System.FormatException
Example 3: For
OverflowException
csharp
// C# program to demonstrate the
// Convert.ToSByte() Method
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class GFG {
// Main Method
public static void Main()
{
try {
// creating object of CultureInfo
CultureInfo cultures = new CultureInfo("en-US");
// declaring and initializing String array
string[] values = {"123", "+123", "-123"};
// calling get() Method
Console.Write("Converted sbyte value "
+ "of specified strings: ");
for (int j = 0; j < values.Length; j++)
{
get(values[j], cultures);
}
Console.WriteLine("\n");
string s = "-7922816251426433759354395033500000";
Console.WriteLine("s is less than the MinValue");
// converting string to specified sbyte
sbyte val = Convert.ToSByte(s, cultures);
// display the converted sbyte value
Console.Write(" {0}, ", val);
}
catch (FormatException e)
{
Console.Write("Exception Thrown: ");
Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
catch (OverflowException e)
{
Console.Write("Exception Thrown: ");
Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
}
// Defining get() method
public static void get(string s,
CultureInfo cultures)
{
// converting string to
// specified sbyte value
sbyte val = Convert.ToSByte(s, cultures);
// display the converted sbyte value
Console.Write(" {0}, ", val);
}
}
Output:
Converted sbyte value of specified strings: 123, 123, -123,
s is less than the MinValue
Exception Thrown: System.OverflowException
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