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This example converts a hexadecimal string to an integer using the Convert.ToInt32 method.
To convert a hexadecimal string to a number
Use the ToInt32(String, Int32) method to convert the number expressed in base-16 to an integer.
The first argument of the ToInt32(String, Int32) method is the string to convert. The second argument describes what base the number is expressed in; hexadecimal is base 16.
' Assign the value 49153 to i.Dim i As Integer = Convert.ToInt32("c001", 16)Note that the hexadecimal string has the following restrictions:
- It cannot include the
&hprefix. - It cannot include the
_digit separator.
If the prefix or a digit separator is present, the call to the ToInt32(String, Int32) method throws a FormatException.
- It cannot include the
