Char.Parse(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System

Assemblies:: mscorlib.dll, System.Runtime.dll

Assemblies:: netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: Char.cs

Source:: Char.cs

Source:: Char.cs

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Converts the value of the specified string to its equivalent Unicode character.

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

public static char Parse(string s);

static member Parse : string -> char

Public Shared Function Parse (s As String) As Char

Parameters

s: String

A string that contains a single character, or null.

Returns

Char

A Unicode character equivalent to the sole character in s.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

s is null.

FormatException

The length of s is not 1.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates Parse.

using namespace System;
int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( Char::Parse(  "A" ) ); // Output: 'A'
}

using System;

public class ParseSample {
    public static void Main() {
        Console.WriteLine(Char.Parse("A")); // Output: 'A'
    }
}

open System

Char.Parse "A"
|> printfn "%c" // Output: 'A'

Module ParseSample

    Sub Main()

        Console.WriteLine(Char.Parse("A")) ' Output: 'A'

    End Sub

End Module

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET	Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework	1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard	1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP	10.0

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