Char.Parse(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

Char.cs

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

See also

• ToString()
• Parsing Other Strings in .NET