UInt64.Parse Method

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

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

Overloads

Parse(String, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider)	Converts the string representation of a number in a specified style and culture-specific format to its 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent.
Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider)	Converts the span representation of a number in a specified style and culture-specific format to its 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent.
Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Byte>, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider)	Parses a span of UTF-8 characters into a value.
Parse(String, IFormatProvider)	Converts the string representation of a number in a specified culture-specific format to its 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent.
Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, IFormatProvider)	Parses a span of characters into a value.
Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Byte>, IFormatProvider)	Parses a span of UTF-8 characters into a value.
Parse(String)	Converts the string representation of a number to its 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent.
Parse(String, NumberStyles)	Converts the string representation of a number in a specified style to its 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent.

Parse(String, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider)

Source:

UInt64.cs

Important

This API is not CLS-compliant.

CLS-compliant alternative

System.Decimal.Parse(String)

Converts the string representation of a number in a specified style and culture-specific format to its 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent.

public:
 static System::UInt64 Parse(System::String ^ s, System::Globalization::NumberStyles style, IFormatProvider ^ provider) = System::Numerics::INumberBase<System::UInt64>::Parse;

public static ulong Parse (string s, System.Globalization.NumberStyles style, IFormatProvider? provider);

static member Parse : string * System.Globalization.NumberStyles * IFormatProvider -> uint64

Public Shared Function Parse (s As String, style As NumberStyles, provider As IFormatProvider) As ULong

Parameters

s

String

A string that represents the number to convert. The string is interpreted by using the style specified by the style parameter.

style

NumberStyles

A bitwise combination of enumeration values that indicates the style elements that can be present in s. A typical value to specify is Integer.

provider

IFormatProvider

An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information about s.

Returns

UInt64

A 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent to the number specified in s.

Implements

Parse(String, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider)

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The s parameter is null.

ArgumentException

style is not a NumberStyles value.

-or-

style is not a combination of AllowHexSpecifier and HexNumber values.

FormatException

The s parameter is not in a format compliant with style.

OverflowException

The s parameter represents a number less than UInt64.MinValue or greater than UInt64.MaxValue.

-or-

s includes non-zero, fractional digits.

Examples

The following example uses the Parse(String, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider) method to convert various string representations of numbers to 64-bit unsigned integer values.

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string[] cultureNames= { "en-US", "fr-FR" };
      NumberStyles[] styles= { NumberStyles.Integer,
                               NumberStyles.Integer | NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint };
      string[] values = { "170209", "+170209.0", "+170209,0", "-103214.00",
                                 "-103214,00", "104561.1", "104561,1" };
      
      // Parse strings using each culture
      foreach (string cultureName in cultureNames)
      {
         CultureInfo ci = new CultureInfo(cultureName);
         Console.WriteLine("Parsing strings using the {0} culture", 
                           ci.DisplayName);
         // Use each style.
         foreach (NumberStyles style in styles)
         {
            Console.WriteLine("   Style: {0}", style.ToString());
            // Parse each numeric string.
            foreach (string value in values)
            {
               try {
                  Console.WriteLine("      Converted '{0}' to {1}.", value,
                                    UInt64.Parse(value, style, ci));
               }
               catch (FormatException) {
                  Console.WriteLine("      Unable to parse '{0}'.", value);
               }      
               catch (OverflowException) {
                  Console.WriteLine("      '{0}' is out of range of the UInt64 type.",
                                    value);
               }
            }
         }
      }                                    
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       Style: Integer
//          Converted '170209' to 170209.
//          Unable to parse '+170209.0'.
//          Unable to parse '+170209,0'.
//          Unable to parse '-103214.00'.
//          Unable to parse '-103214,00'.
//          Unable to parse '104561.1'.
//          Unable to parse '104561,1'.
//       Style: Integer, AllowDecimalPoint
//          Converted '170209' to 170209.
//          Converted '+170209.0' to 170209.
//          Unable to parse '+170209,0'.
//          '-103214.00' is out of range of the UInt64 type.
//          Unable to parse '-103214,00'.
//          '104561.1' is out of range of the UInt64 type.
//          Unable to parse '104561,1'.
//    Parsing strings using the French (France) culture
//       Style: Integer
//          Converted '170209' to 170209.
//          Unable to parse '+170209.0'.
//          Unable to parse '+170209,0'.
//          Unable to parse '-103214.00'.
//          Unable to parse '-103214,00'.
//          Unable to parse '104561.1'.
//          Unable to parse '104561,1'.
//       Style: Integer, AllowDecimalPoint
//          Converted '170209' to 170209.
//          Unable to parse '+170209.0'.
//          Converted '+170209,0' to 170209.
//          Unable to parse '-103214.00'.
//          '-103214,00' is out of range of the UInt64 type.
//          Unable to parse '104561.1'.
//          '104561,1' is out of range of the UInt64 type.

open System
open System.Globalization

let cultureNames = [| "en-US"; "fr-FR" |]
let styles = [| NumberStyles.Integer; NumberStyles.Integer ||| NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint |]
let values = 
    [| "170209"; "+170209.0"; "+170209,0"; "-103214.00"
       "-103214,00"; "104561.1"; "104561,1" |]

// Parse strings using each culture
for cultureName in cultureNames do
    let ci = CultureInfo cultureName
    printfn $"Parsing strings using the {ci.DisplayName} culture"
    // Use each style.
    for style in styles do
        printfn $"   Style: {style}"
        // Parse each numeric string.
        for value in values do
            try
                printfn $"      Converted '{value}' to {UInt64.Parse(value, style, ci)}."
            with
            | :? FormatException ->
                printfn $"      Unable to parse '{value}'."
            | :? OverflowException ->
                printfn $"      '{value}' is out of range of the UInt64 type."
// The example displays the following output:
//       Style: Integer
//          Converted '170209' to 170209.
//          Unable to parse '+170209.0'.
//          Unable to parse '+170209,0'.
//          Unable to parse '-103214.00'.
//          Unable to parse '-103214,00'.
//          Unable to parse '104561.1'.
//          Unable to parse '104561,1'.
//       Style: Integer, AllowDecimalPoint
//          Converted '170209' to 170209.
//          Converted '+170209.0' to 170209.
//          Unable to parse '+170209,0'.
//          '-103214.00' is out of range of the UInt64 type.
//          Unable to parse '-103214,00'.
//          '104561.1' is out of range of the UInt64 type.
//          Unable to parse '104561,1'.
//    Parsing strings using the French (France) culture
//       Style: Integer
//          Converted '170209' to 170209.
//          Unable to parse '+170209.0'.
//          Unable to parse '+170209,0'.
//          Unable to parse '-103214.00'.
//          Unable to parse '-103214,00'.
//          Unable to parse '104561.1'.
//          Unable to parse '104561,1'.
//       Style: Integer, AllowDecimalPoint
//          Converted '170209' to 170209.
//          Unable to parse '+170209.0'.
//          Converted '+170209,0' to 170209.
//          Unable to parse '-103214.00'.
//          '-103214,00' is out of range of the UInt64 type.
//          Unable to parse '104561.1'.
//          '104561,1' is out of range of the UInt64 type.

Imports System.Globalization

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim cultureNames() As String = { "en-US", "fr-FR" }
      Dim styles() As NumberStyles = { NumberStyles.Integer, _
                                       NumberStyles.Integer Or NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint }
      Dim values() As String = { "170209", "+170209.0", "+170209,0", "-103214.00", _
                                 "-103214,00", "104561.1", "104561,1" }
      
      ' Parse strings using each culture
      For Each cultureName As String In cultureNames
         Dim ci As New CultureInfo(cultureName)
         Console.WriteLine("Parsing strings using the {0} culture", ci.DisplayName)
         ' Use each style.
         For Each style As NumberStyles In styles
            Console.WriteLine("   Style: {0}", style.ToString())
            ' Parse each numeric string.
            For Each value As String In values
               Try
                  Console.WriteLine("      Converted '{0}' to {1}.", value, _
                                    UInt64.Parse(value, style, ci))
               Catch e As FormatException
                  Console.WriteLine("      Unable to parse '{0}'.", value)   
               Catch e As OverflowException
                  Console.WriteLine("      '{0}' is out of range of the UInt64 type.", _
                                    value)         
               End Try
            Next
         Next
      Next                                    
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'       Style: Integer
'          Converted '170209' to 170209.
'          Unable to parse '+170209.0'.
'          Unable to parse '+170209,0'.
'          Unable to parse '-103214.00'.
'          Unable to parse '-103214,00'.
'          Unable to parse '104561.1'.
'          Unable to parse '104561,1'.
'       Style: Integer, AllowDecimalPoint
'          Converted '170209' to 170209.
'          Converted '+170209.0' to 170209.
'          Unable to parse '+170209,0'.
'          '-103214.00' is out of range of the UInt64 type.
'          Unable to parse '-103214,00'.
'          '104561.1' is out of range of the UInt64 type.
'          Unable to parse '104561,1'.
'    Parsing strings using the French (France) culture
'       Style: Integer
'          Converted '170209' to 170209.
'          Unable to parse '+170209.0'.
'          Unable to parse '+170209,0'.
'          Unable to parse '-103214.00'.
'          Unable to parse '-103214,00'.
'          Unable to parse '104561.1'.
'          Unable to parse '104561,1'.
'       Style: Integer, AllowDecimalPoint
'          Converted '170209' to 170209.
'          Unable to parse '+170209.0'.
'          Converted '+170209,0' to 170209.
'          Unable to parse '-103214.00'.
'          '-103214,00' is out of range of the UInt64 type.
'          Unable to parse '104561.1'.
'          '104561,1' is out of range of the UInt64 type.

Remarks

The style parameter defines the style elements (such as white space or the positive or negative sign symbol) that are allowed in the s parameter for the parse operation to succeed. It must be a combination of bit flags from the NumberStyles enumeration.

Depending on the value of style, the s parameter may include the following elements:

[ws][$][sign]digits[.fractional_digits][E[sign]exponential_digits][ws]

Elements in square brackets ([ and ]) are optional. If style includes NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier, the s parameter may include the following elements:

[ws]hexdigits[ws]

The following table describes each element.

Element	Description
ws	Optional white space. White space can appear at the beginning of s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite flag, and it can appear at the end of s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite flag.
$	A culture-specific currency symbol. Its position in the string is defined by the CurrencyPositivePattern property of the NumberFormatInfo object that is returned by the GetFormat method of the provider parameter. The currency symbol can appear in s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol flag.
sign	An optional sign. (The method throws an OverflowException if s includes a negative sign and represents a non-zero number.) The sign can appear at the beginning of s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign flag, and it can appear the end of s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowTrailingSign flag. Parentheses can be used in s to indicate a negative value if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowParentheses flag.
digits	A sequence of digits from 0 through 9.
.	A culture-specific decimal point symbol. The current culture's decimal point symbol can appear in s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint flag.
fractional_digits	One or more occurrences of the digit 0-9 if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowExponent flag, or one or more occurrences of the digit 0 if it does not. Fractional digits can appear in s only if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint flag.
E	The "e" or "E" character, which indicates that the value is represented in exponential (scientific) notation. The s parameter can represent a number in exponential notation if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowExponent flag.
exponential_digits	A sequence of digits from 0 through 9. The s parameter can represent a number in exponential notation if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowExponent flag.
hexdigits	A sequence of hexadecimal digits from 0 through f, or 0 through F.

Note

Any terminating NUL (U+0000) characters in s are ignored by the parsing operation, regardless of the value of the style argument.

A string with decimal digits only (which corresponds to the NumberStyles.None style) always parses successfully. Most of the remaining NumberStyles members control elements that may be present, but are not required to be present, in this input string. The following table indicates how individual NumberStyles members affect the elements that may be present in s.

Non-composite NumberStyles values	Elements permitted in s in addition to digits
NumberStyles.None	Decimal digits only.
NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint	The decimal point (.) and fractional_digits elements. However, if style does not include the NumberStyles.AllowExponent flag, fractional_digits must consist of only one or more 0 digits; otherwise, an OverflowException is thrown.
NumberStyles.AllowExponent	The "e" or "E" character, which indicates exponential notation, along with exponential_digits.
NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite	The ws element at the beginning of s.
NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite	The ws element at the end of s.
NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign	A sign before digits.
NumberStyles.AllowTrailingSign	A sign after digits.
NumberStyles.AllowParentheses	Parentheses before and after digits to indicate a negative value.
NumberStyles.AllowThousands	The group separator (,) element.
NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol	The currency ($) element.

If the NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier flag is used, s must be a hexadecimal value. Valid hexadecimal characters are 0-9, A-F, and a-f. A prefix such as "0x" is not supported and causes the parse operation to fail. The only other flags that can be combined with it are NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite and NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite. (The NumberStyles enumeration includes a composite number style, NumberStyles.HexNumber, that includes both white-space flags.)

Note

If the s parameter is the string representation of a hexadecimal number, it cannot be preceded by any decoration (such as 0x or &h) that differentiates it as a hexadecimal number. This causes the parse operation to throw an exception.

The provider parameter is an IFormatProvider implementation whose GetFormat method returns a NumberFormatInfo object that provides culture-specific information about the format of s. There are three ways to use the provider parameter to supply custom formatting information to the parse operation:

• You can pass the actual NumberFormatInfo object that provides formatting information. (Its implementation of GetFormat simply returns itself.)

• You can pass a CultureInfo object that specifies the culture whose formatting is to be used. Its NumberFormat property provides formatting information.

• You can pass a custom IFormatProvider implementation. Its GetFormat method must instantiate and return the NumberFormatInfo object that provides formatting information.

If provider is null, the NumberFormatInfo object for the current culture is used.

See also

• ToString
• Parsing Numeric Strings in .NET

Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider)

Source:

UInt64.cs

Important

This API is not CLS-compliant.

Converts the span representation of a number in a specified style and culture-specific format to its 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent.

public static ulong Parse (ReadOnlySpan<char> s, System.Globalization.NumberStyles style = System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Integer, IFormatProvider? provider = default);

static member Parse : ReadOnlySpan<char> * System.Globalization.NumberStyles * IFormatProvider -> uint64

Public Shared Function Parse (s As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char), Optional style As NumberStyles = System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Integer, Optional provider As IFormatProvider = Nothing) As ULong

Parameters

s

ReadOnlySpan<Char>

A span containing the characters that represent the number to convert. The span is interpreted by using the style specified by the style parameter.

style

NumberStyles

A bitwise combination of enumeration values that indicates the style elements that can be present in s. A typical value to specify is Integer.

provider

IFormatProvider

An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information about s.

Returns

UInt64

A 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent to the number specified in s.

Implements

Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider)

Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Byte>, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider)

Source:

UInt64.cs

Parses a span of UTF-8 characters into a value.

public static ulong Parse (ReadOnlySpan<byte> utf8Text, System.Globalization.NumberStyles style = System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Integer, IFormatProvider? provider = default);

static member Parse : ReadOnlySpan<byte> * System.Globalization.NumberStyles * IFormatProvider -> uint64

Public Shared Function Parse (utf8Text As ReadOnlySpan(Of Byte), Optional style As NumberStyles = System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Integer, Optional provider As IFormatProvider = Nothing) As ULong

Parameters

utf8Text

ReadOnlySpan<Byte>

The span of UTF-8 characters to parse.

style

NumberStyles

A bitwise combination of number styles that can be present in utf8Text.

provider

IFormatProvider

An object that provides culture-specific formatting information about utf8Text.

Returns

UInt64

The result of parsing utf8Text.

Implements

Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Byte>, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider)

Parse(String, IFormatProvider)

Source:

UInt64.cs

Important

This API is not CLS-compliant.

CLS-compliant alternative

System.Decimal.Parse(String)

Converts the string representation of a number in a specified culture-specific format to its 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent.

public:
 static System::UInt64 Parse(System::String ^ s, IFormatProvider ^ provider) = IParsable<System::UInt64>::Parse;

public static ulong Parse (string s, IFormatProvider? provider);

static member Parse : string * IFormatProvider -> uint64

Public Shared Function Parse (s As String, provider As IFormatProvider) As ULong

Parameters

s

String

A string that represents the number to convert.

provider

IFormatProvider

An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information about s.

Returns

UInt64

A 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent to the number specified in s.

Implements

Parse(String, IFormatProvider)

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The s parameter is null.

FormatException

The s parameter is not in the correct style.

OverflowException

The s parameter represents a number less than UInt64.MinValue or greater than UInt64.MaxValue.

Examples

The following example is the button click event handler of a Web form. It uses the array returned by the HttpRequest.UserLanguages property to determine the user's locale. It then instantiates a CultureInfo object that corresponds to that locale. The NumberFormatInfo object that belongs to that CultureInfo object is then passed to the Parse(String, IFormatProvider) method to convert the user's input to a UInt64 value.

protected void OkToSingle_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string locale;
    float number;
    CultureInfo culture;

    // Return if string is empty
    if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(this.inputNumber.Text))
        return;

    // Get locale of web request to determine possible format of number
    if (Request.UserLanguages.Length == 0)
        return;
    locale = Request.UserLanguages[0];
    if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(locale))
        return;

    // Instantiate CultureInfo object for the user's locale
    culture = new CultureInfo(locale);

    // Convert user input from a string to a number
    try
    {
        number = Single.Parse(this.inputNumber.Text, culture.NumberFormat);
    }
    catch (FormatException)
    {
        return;
    }
    catch (Exception)
    {
        return;
    }
    // Output number to label on web form
    this.outputNumber.Text = "Number is " + number.ToString();
}

Protected Sub OkToSingle_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles OkToSingle.Click
   Dim locale As String
   Dim culture As CultureInfo
   Dim number As Single

   ' Return if string is empty
   If String.IsNullOrEmpty(Me.inputNumber.Text) Then Exit Sub

   ' Get locale of web request to determine possible format of number
   If Request.UserLanguages.Length = 0 Then Exit Sub
   locale = Request.UserLanguages(0)
   If String.IsNullOrEmpty(locale) Then Exit Sub

   ' Instantiate CultureInfo object for the user's locale
   culture = New CultureInfo(locale)

   ' Convert user input from a string to a number
   Try
      number = Single.Parse(Me.inputNumber.Text, culture.NumberFormat)
   Catch ex As FormatException
      Exit Sub
   Catch ex As OverflowException
      Exit Sub
   End Try

   ' Output number to label on web form
   Me.outputNumber.Text = "Number is " & number.ToString()
End Sub

Remarks

This overload of the Parse(String, IFormatProvider) method is typically used to convert text that can be formatted in a variety of ways to a UInt64 value. For example, it can be used to convert the text entered by a user into an HTML text box to a numeric value.

The s parameter contains a number of the form:

[ws][sign]digits[ws]

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

Element	Description
ws	Optional white space.
sign	An optional positive sign, or a negative sign if s represents the value zero.
digits	A sequence of digits ranging from 0 to 9.

The s parameter is interpreted using the NumberStyles.Integer style. In addition to the unsigned integer value's decimal digits, only leading and trailing spaces along with a leading sign is allowed. (If the negative sign is present, s must represent a value of zero, or the method throws an OverflowException.) To explicitly define the style elements together with the culture-specific formatting information that can be present in s, use the Parse(String, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider) method.

The provider parameter is an IFormatProvider implementation whose GetFormat method returns a NumberFormatInfo object that provides culture-specific information about the format of s. There are three ways to use the provider parameter to supply custom formatting information to the parse operation:

• You can pass the actual NumberFormatInfo object that provides formatting information. (Its implementation of GetFormat simply returns itself.)

• You can pass a CultureInfo object that specifies the culture whose formatting is to be used. Its NumberFormat property provides formatting information.

• You can pass a custom IFormatProvider implementation. Its GetFormat method must instantiate and return the NumberFormatInfo object that provides formatting information.

If provider is null, the NumberFormatInfo for the current culture is used.

See also

• ToString()
• TryParse
• Parsing Numeric Strings in .NET

Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, IFormatProvider)

Source:

UInt64.cs

Parses a span of characters into a value.

public:
 static System::UInt64 Parse(ReadOnlySpan<char> s, IFormatProvider ^ provider) = ISpanParsable<System::UInt64>::Parse;

public static ulong Parse (ReadOnlySpan<char> s, IFormatProvider? provider);

static member Parse : ReadOnlySpan<char> * IFormatProvider -> uint64

Public Shared Function Parse (s As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char), provider As IFormatProvider) As ULong

Parameters

s

ReadOnlySpan<Char>

The span of characters to parse.

provider

IFormatProvider

An object that provides culture-specific formatting information about s.

Returns

UInt64

The result of parsing s.

Implements

Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, IFormatProvider)

Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Byte>, IFormatProvider)

Source:

UInt64.cs

Parses a span of UTF-8 characters into a value.

public:
 static System::UInt64 Parse(ReadOnlySpan<System::Byte> utf8Text, IFormatProvider ^ provider) = IUtf8SpanParsable<System::UInt64>::Parse;

public static ulong Parse (ReadOnlySpan<byte> utf8Text, IFormatProvider? provider);

static member Parse : ReadOnlySpan<byte> * IFormatProvider -> uint64

Public Shared Function Parse (utf8Text As ReadOnlySpan(Of Byte), provider As IFormatProvider) As ULong

Parameters

utf8Text

ReadOnlySpan<Byte>

The span of UTF-8 characters to parse.

provider

IFormatProvider

An object that provides culture-specific formatting information about utf8Text.

Returns

UInt64

The result of parsing utf8Text.

Implements

Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Byte>, IFormatProvider)

Parse(String)

Source:

UInt64.cs

Important

This API is not CLS-compliant.

CLS-compliant alternative

System.Decimal.Parse(String)

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

public:
 static System::UInt64 Parse(System::String ^ s);

public static ulong Parse (string s);

static member Parse : string -> uint64

Public Shared Function Parse (s As String) As ULong

Parameters

s

String

A string that represents the number to convert.

Returns

UInt64

A 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent to the number contained in s.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The s parameter is null.

FormatException

The s parameter is not in the correct format.

OverflowException

The s parameter represents a number less than UInt64.MinValue or greater than UInt64.MaxValue.

Examples

The following example uses the Parse method to parse an array of string values.

string[] values = { "+13230", "-0", "1,390,146", "$190,235,421,127",
                    "0xFA1B", "163042", "-10", "14065839182",
                    "16e07", "134985.0", "-12034" };
foreach (string value in values)
{
   try {
      ulong number = UInt64.Parse(value); 
      Console.WriteLine("{0} --> {1}", value, number);
   }
   catch (FormatException) {
      Console.WriteLine("{0}: Bad Format", value);
   }   
   catch (OverflowException) {
      Console.WriteLine("{0}: Overflow", value);   
   }  
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       +13230 --> 13230
//       -0 --> 0
//       1,390,146: Bad Format
//       $190,235,421,127: Bad Format
//       0xFA1B: Bad Format
//       163042 --> 163042
//       -10: Overflow
//       14065839182 --> 14065839182
//       16e07: Bad Format
//       134985.0: Bad Format
//       -12034: Overflow

let values = 
    [| "+13230"; "-0"; "1,390,146"; "$190,235,421,127"
       "0xFA1B"; "163042"; "-10"; "14065839182"
       "16e07"; "134985.0"; "-12034" |]
for value in values do
    try 
        let number = UInt64.Parse value 
        printfn $"{value} --> {number}"
    with
    | :? FormatException ->
        printfn $"{value}: Bad Format"
    | :? OverflowException ->
        printfn $"{value}: Overflow"
// The example displays the following output:
//       +13230 --> 13230
//       -0 --> 0
//       1,390,146: Bad Format
//       $190,235,421,127: Bad Format
//       0xFA1B: Bad Format
//       163042 --> 163042
//       -10: Overflow
//       14065839182 --> 14065839182
//       16e07: Bad Format
//       134985.0: Bad Format
//       -12034: Overflow

Dim values() As String = { "+13230", "-0", "1,390,146", "$190,235,421,127", _
                           "0xFA1B", "163042", "-10", "14065839182", _
                           "16e07", "134985.0", "-12034" }
For Each value As String In values
   Try
      Dim number As ULong = UInt64.Parse(value) 
      Console.WriteLine("{0} --> {1}", value, number)
   Catch e As FormatException
      Console.WriteLine("{0}: Bad Format", value)
   Catch e As OverflowException
      Console.WriteLine("{0}: Overflow", value)   
   End Try  
Next
' The example displays the following output:
'       +13230 --> 13230
'       -0 --> 0
'       1,390,146: Bad Format
'       $190,235,421,127: Bad Format
'       0xFA1B: Bad Format
'       163042 --> 163042
'       -10: Overflow
'       14065839182 --> 14065839182
'       16e07: Bad Format
'       134985.0: Bad Format
'       -12034: Overflow

Remarks

The s parameter should be the string representation of a number in the following form.

[ws][sign]digits[ws]

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

Element	Description
ws	Optional white space.
sign	An optional sign. Valid sign characters are determined by the NumberFormatInfo.NegativeSign and NumberFormatInfo.PositiveSign properties of the current culture. However, the negative sign symbol can be used only with zero; otherwise, the method throws an OverflowException.
digits	A sequence of digits ranging from 0 to 9. Any leading zeros are ignored.

Note

The string specified by the s parameter is interpreted by using the NumberStyles.Integer style. It cannot contain any group separators or decimal separator, and it cannot have a decimal portion.

The s parameter is parsed by using the formatting information in a System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo object that is initialized for the current system culture. For more information, see NumberFormatInfo.CurrentInfo. To parse a string by using the formatting information of a specific culture, use the Parse(String, IFormatProvider) method.

See also

• ToString
• Parsing Numeric Strings in .NET

Parse(String, NumberStyles)

Source:

UInt64.cs

Important

This API is not CLS-compliant.

CLS-compliant alternative

System.Decimal.Parse(String)

Converts the string representation of a number in a specified style to its 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent.

public:
 static System::UInt64 Parse(System::String ^ s, System::Globalization::NumberStyles style);

public static ulong Parse (string s, System.Globalization.NumberStyles style);

static member Parse : string * System.Globalization.NumberStyles -> uint64

Public Shared Function Parse (s As String, style As NumberStyles) As ULong

Parameters

s

String

A string that represents the number to convert. The string is interpreted by using the style specified by the style parameter.

style

NumberStyles

A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specifies the permitted format of s. A typical value to specify is Integer.

Returns

UInt64

A 64-bit unsigned integer equivalent to the number specified in s.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The s parameter is null.

ArgumentException

style is not a NumberStyles value.

-or-

style is not a combination of AllowHexSpecifier and HexNumber values.

FormatException

The s parameter is not in a format compliant with style.

OverflowException

The s parameter represents a number less than UInt64.MinValue or greater than UInt64.MaxValue.

-or-

s includes non-zero, fractional digits.

Examples

The following example tries to parse each element in a string array by using a number of NumberStyles values.

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string[] values= { " 214309 ", "1,064,181", "(0)", "10241+", " + 21499 ", 
                         " +21499 ", "122153.00", "1e03ff", "91300.0e-2" };
      NumberStyles whitespace =  NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite | NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite;
      NumberStyles[] styles= { NumberStyles.None, whitespace, 
                               NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign | NumberStyles.AllowTrailingSign | whitespace, 
                               NumberStyles.AllowThousands | NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol, 
                               NumberStyles.AllowExponent | NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint };

      // Attempt to convert each number using each style combination.
      foreach (string value in values)
      {
         Console.WriteLine("Attempting to convert '{0}':", value);
         foreach (NumberStyles style in styles)
         {
            try {
               ulong number = UInt64.Parse(value, style);
               Console.WriteLine("   {0}: {1}", style, number);
            }   
            catch (FormatException) {
               Console.WriteLine("   {0}: Bad Format", style);
            }   
            catch (OverflowException)
            {
               Console.WriteLine("   {0}: Overflow", value);         
            }         
         }
         Console.WriteLine();
      }
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    Attempting to convert ' 214309 ':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: 214309
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: 214309
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert '1,064,181':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: 1064181
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert '(0)':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert '10241+':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: 10241
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert ' + 21499 ':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert ' +21499 ':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: 21499
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert '122153.00':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: 122153
//    
//    Attempting to convert '1e03ff':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert '91300.0e-2':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: 913

open System
open System.Globalization

let values =
    [| " 214309 "; "1,064,181"; "(0)"; "10241+"; " + 21499 " 
       " +21499 "; "122153.00"; "1e03ff"; "91300.0e-2" |]
let whitespace =  NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite ||| NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite
let styles =
    [| NumberStyles.None; whitespace 
       NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign ||| NumberStyles.AllowTrailingSign ||| whitespace 
       NumberStyles.AllowThousands ||| NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol 
       NumberStyles.AllowExponent ||| NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint |]

// Attempt to convert each number using each style combination.
for value in values do
    printfn $"Attempting to convert '{value}':"
    for style in styles do
        try
            let number = UInt64.Parse(value, style)
            printfn $"   {style}: {number}"
        with
        | :? FormatException ->
            printfn $"   {style}: Bad Format"
        | :? OverflowException ->
            printfn $"   {value}: Overflow"
    printfn ""
// The example displays the following output:
//    Attempting to convert ' 214309 ':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: 214309
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: 214309
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert '1,064,181':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: 1064181
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert '(0)':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert '10241+':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: 10241
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert ' + 21499 ':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert ' +21499 ':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: 21499
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert '122153.00':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: 122153
//    
//    Attempting to convert '1e03ff':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
//    
//    Attempting to convert '91300.0e-2':
//       None: Bad Format
//       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
//       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
//       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
//       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: 913

Imports System.Globalization

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim values() As String = { " 214309 ", "1,064,181", "(0)", "10241+", _
                                 " + 21499 ", " +21499 ", "122153.00", _
                                 "1e03ff", "91300.0e-2" }
      Dim whitespace As NumberStyles =  NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite Or NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite
      Dim styles() As NumberStyles = { NumberStyles.None, _
                                       whitespace, _
                                       NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign Or NumberStyles.AllowTrailingSign Or whitespace, _
                                       NumberStyles.AllowThousands Or NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol, _
                                       NumberStyles.AllowExponent Or NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint }

      ' Attempt to convert each number using each style combination.
      For Each value As String In values
         Console.WriteLine("Attempting to convert '{0}':", value)
         For Each style As NumberStyles In styles
            Try
               Dim number As ULong = UInt64.Parse(value, style)
               Console.WriteLine("   {0}: {1}", style, number)
            Catch e As FormatException
               Console.WriteLine("   {0}: Bad Format", style)
            Catch e As OverflowException
               Console.WriteLine("   {0}: Overflow", value)         
            End Try         
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
      Next
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'    Attempting to convert ' 214309 ':
'       None: Bad Format
'       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: 214309
'       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: 214309
'       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
'       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
'    
'    Attempting to convert '1,064,181':
'       None: Bad Format
'       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
'       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
'       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: 1064181
'       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
'    
'    Attempting to convert '(0)':
'       None: Bad Format
'       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
'       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
'       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
'       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
'    
'    Attempting to convert '10241+':
'       None: Bad Format
'       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
'       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: 10241
'       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
'       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
'    
'    Attempting to convert ' + 21499 ':
'       None: Bad Format
'       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
'       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
'       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
'       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
'    
'    Attempting to convert ' +21499 ':
'       None: Bad Format
'       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
'       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: 21499
'       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
'       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
'    
'    Attempting to convert '122153.00':
'       None: Bad Format
'       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
'       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
'       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
'       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: 122153
'    
'    Attempting to convert '1e03ff':
'       None: Bad Format
'       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
'       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
'       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
'       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: Bad Format
'    
'    Attempting to convert '91300.0e-2':
'       None: Bad Format
'       AllowLeadingWhite, AllowTrailingWhite: Bad Format
'       Integer, AllowTrailingSign: Bad Format
'       AllowThousands, AllowCurrencySymbol: Bad Format
'       AllowDecimalPoint, AllowExponent: 913

Remarks

The style parameter defines the style elements (such as white space, the positive or negative sign symbol, the group separator symbol, or the decimal point symbol) that are allowed in the s parameter for the parse operation to succeed. style must be a combination of bit flags from the NumberStyles enumeration. The style parameter makes this method overload useful when s contains the string representation of a hexadecimal value, when the number system (decimal or hexadecimal) represented by s is known only at run time, or when you want to disallow white space or a sign symbol in s.

Depending on the value of style, the s parameter may include the following elements:

[ws][$][sign][digits,]digits[.fractional_digits][E[sign]exponential_digits][ws]

Elements in square brackets ([ and ]) are optional. If style includes NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier, the s parameter may contain the following elements:

[ws]hexdigits[ws]

The following table describes each element.

Element	Description
ws	Optional white space. White space can appear at the start of s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite flag, and it can appear at the end of s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite flag.
$	A culture-specific currency symbol. Its position in the string is defined by the NumberFormatInfo.CurrencyNegativePattern and NumberFormatInfo.CurrencyPositivePattern properties of the current culture. The current culture's currency symbol can appear in s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol flag.
sign	An optional sign. The sign can appear at the start of s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign flag, and it can appear at the end of s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowTrailingSign flag. Parentheses can be used in s to indicate a negative value if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowParentheses flag. However, the negative sign symbol can be used only with zero; otherwise, the method throws an OverflowException.
digits fractional_digits exponential_digits	A sequence of digits from 0 through 9. For fractional_digits, only the digit 0 is valid.
,	A culture-specific group separator symbol. The current culture's group separator can appear in s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowThousands flag.
.	A culture-specific decimal point symbol. The current culture's decimal point symbol can appear in s if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint flag. Only the digit 0 can appear as a fractional digit for the parse operation to succeed; if fractional_digits includes any other digit, a FormatException is thrown.
E	The "e" or "E" character, which indicates that the value is represented in exponential (scientific) notation. The s parameter can represent a number in exponential notation if style includes the NumberStyles.AllowExponent flag.
hexdigits	A sequence of hexadecimal digits from 0 through f, or 0 through F.

Note

Any terminating NUL (U+0000) characters in s are ignored by the parsing operation, regardless of the value of the style argument.

A string with digits only (which corresponds to the NumberStyles.None style) always parses successfully if it is in the range of the UInt64 type. Most of the remaining NumberStyles members control elements that may be present, but are not required to be present, in the input string. The following table indicates how individual NumberStyles members affect the elements that may be present in s.

NumberStyles value	Elements permitted in s in addition to digits
None	The digits element only.
AllowDecimalPoint	The decimal point (.) and fractional-digits elements.
AllowExponent	The "e" or "E" character, which indicates exponential notation, along with exponential_digits.
AllowLeadingWhite	The ws element at the start of s.
AllowTrailingWhite	The ws element at the end of s.
AllowLeadingSign	The sign element at the start of s.
AllowTrailingSign	The sign element at the end of s.
AllowParentheses	The sign element in the form of parentheses enclosing the numeric value.
AllowThousands	The group separator (,) element.
AllowCurrencySymbol	The currency ($) element.
Currency	All elements. However, s cannot represent a hexadecimal number or a number in exponential notation.
Float	The ws element at the start or end of s, sign at the start of s, and the decimal point (.) symbol. The s parameter can also use exponential notation.
Number	The ws, sign, group separator (,), and decimal point (.) elements.
Any	All elements. However, s cannot represent a hexadecimal number.

Unlike the other NumberStyles values, which allow for, but do not require, the presence of particular style elements in s, the NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier style value means that the individual numeric characters in s are always interpreted as hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are 0-9, A-F, and a-f. A prefix such as "0x" is not supported and causes the parse operation to fail. The only other flags that can be combined with the style parameter are NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite and NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite. (The NumberStyles enumeration includes a composite number style, NumberStyles.HexNumber, that includes both white-space flags.)

Note

If s is the string representation of a hexadecimal number, it cannot be preceded by any decoration (such as 0x or &h) that differentiates it as a hexadecimal number. This causes the conversion to fail.

The s parameter is parsed by using the formatting information in a NumberFormatInfo object that is initialized for the current system culture. To specify the culture whose formatting information is used for the parse operation, call the Parse(String, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider) overload.

See also

• ToString
• TryParse
• Parsing Numeric Strings in .NET