Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim sourceNumber As SByte = SByte.MinValue
Dim isSigned As Boolean = Math.Sign(sourceNumber.MinValue) = -1
Dim value As String = sourceNumber.ToString("X")
Dim targetNumber As Byte
Try
targetNumber = Convert.ToByte(value, 16)
If isSigned And ((targetNumber And &H80) <> 0) Then
Throw New OverflowException()
Else
Console.WriteLine("0x{0} converts to {1}.", value, targetNumber)
End If
Catch e As OverflowException
Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert '0x{0}' to an unsigned byte.", value)
End Try
End Sub
End Class