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Int32.MinValue Field

Definition

Represents the smallest possible value of Int32. This field is constant.

C#
public const int MinValue = -2147483648;

Field Value

Value = -2147483648

Examples

The following example uses the MinValue property to prevent an OverflowException when converting to an Int32 value.

C#
using System;

public class Class1
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      long[] numbersToConvert = { 162345, 32183, -54000, Int64.MaxValue/2 };
      int newNumber;
      foreach (long number in numbersToConvert)
      {
         if (number >= Int32.MinValue && number <= Int32.MaxValue)
         {
            newNumber = Convert.ToInt32(number);
            Console.WriteLine($"Successfully converted {newNumber} to an Int32.");
         }
         else
         {
            Console.WriteLine($"Unable to convert {number} to an Int32.");
         }
      }
   }
}
// The example displays the following output to the console:
//    Successfully converted 162345 to an Int32.
//    Successfully converted 32183 to an Int32.
//    Successfully converted -54000 to an Int32.
//    Unable to convert 4611686018427387903 to an Int32.

Remarks

The value of this constant is -2,147,483,648; that is, hexadecimal 0x80000000.

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
.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 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also