DATA TYPES CONVERSION IN C#
Type conversion is basically type casting or converting one type of data to another type. In C#, type casting has two forms:
Implicit type conversion - these conversions are performed by C# in a type-safe manner. Examples are conversions from smaller to larger integral types and conversions from derived classes to base classes.
Explicit type conversion - these conversions are done explicitly by users using the pre-defined functions. Explicit conversions require a cast operator.
Implicit conversion
For Example
using System;
namespace Project
{
class Implicit
{
static void Main(String[] args)
{
double b=25.301;
int i=(int)b;
Console.WriteLine("Conversion to int :{o}",i);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
OUTPUT:
25
Following Methods for Explicit Function
| S.N | Methods & Description |
| 1 | ToBoolean
Converts a type to a Boolean value, where possible. |
| 2 | ToByte
Converts a type to a byte. |
| 3 | ToChar
Converts a type to a single Unicode character, where possible. |
| 4 | ToDateTime
Converts a type (integer or string type) to date-time structures. |
| 5 | ToDecimal
Converts a floating point or integer type to a decimal type. |
| 6 | ToDouble
Converts a type to a double type. |
| 7 | ToInt16
Converts a type to a 16-bit integer. |
| 8 | ToInt32
Converts a type to a 32-bit integer. |
| 9 | ToInt64
Converts a type to a 64-bit integer. |
| 10 | ToSbyte
Converts a type to a signed byte type. |
| 11 | ToSingle
Converts a type to a small floating point number. |
| 12 | ToString
Converts a type to a string. |
| 13 | ToType
Converts a type to a specified type. |
| 14 | ToUInt16
Converts a type to an unsigned int type. |
| 15 | ToUInt32
Converts a type to an unsigned long type. |
| 16 | ToUInt64
Converts a type to an unsigned big integer. |
For Example
using System;
namespace TypeC
{
class Type
{
static void Main(String[] args)
{
double b=123.045;
int p=234;
float q=25.09f;
bool w=true;
Console.WriteLine(b.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(p.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(q.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(w.ToString());
}
}
}
OUTPUT:
123.045
234
25.09
true