SByte.MinValue Field
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Represents the smallest possible value of SByte. This field is constant.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Const MinValue As SByte
public const sbyte MinValue
Remarks
The value of this constant is -128; that is, hexadecimal 0x80.
Examples
The following example uses the MinValue and MaxValue fields to verify that an Int64 value is within the range of the SByte type before it performs a type conversion. This verification prevents an OverflowException at run time.
Dim longValue As Long = -130
Dim byteValue As SByte
If longValue <= SByte.MaxValue AndAlso _
longValue >= SByte.MinValue Then
byteValue = CSByte(longValue)
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Converted long integer value to {0}.", byteValue) + vbCrLf
Else
Dim rangeLimit As SByte
Dim relationship As String
If longValue > SByte.MaxValue Then
rangeLimit = SByte.MaxValue
relationship = "greater"
Else
rangeLimit = SByte.MinValue
relationship = "less"
End If
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Conversion failure: {0:n0} is {1} than {2}.", _
longValue, _
relationship, _
rangeLimit) + vbCrLf
End If
long longValue = -130;
sbyte byteValue;
if (longValue <= sbyte.MaxValue &&
longValue >= sbyte.MinValue)
{
byteValue = (sbyte)longValue;
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Converted long integer value to {0}.", byteValue) + "\n";
}
else
{
sbyte rangeLimit;
string relationship;
if (longValue > sbyte.MaxValue)
{
rangeLimit = sbyte.MaxValue;
relationship = "greater";
}
else
{
rangeLimit = sbyte.MinValue;
relationship = "less";
}
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Conversion failure: {0:n0} is {1} than {2}.",
longValue,
relationship,
rangeLimit) + "\n";
}
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.