Int64.Parse Method (String)

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Converts the string representation of a number to its 64-bit signed integer equivalent.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Parse ( _
    s As String _
) As Long
public static long Parse(
    string s
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Int64
A 64-bit signed integer equivalent to the number contained in s.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

s is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

FormatException

s is not in the correct format.

OverflowException

s represents a number less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

Remarks

The s parameter contains a number of the form:

[ws][sign]digits[ws]

Elements in square brackets ([ and ]) are optional. The following table describes each element.

Element

Description

ws

An optional white space.

sign

An optional sign.

digits

A sequence of digits ranging from 0 to 9.

The s parameter is parsed using the formatting information in a NumberFormatInfo initialized for the current system culture. For more information, see CurrentInfo.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.