using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] numericStrings = {"-13.16", "112.18", " 131 ", "(17)", "1,124", " 1127 "};
sbyte number;
foreach (string numericString in numericStrings)
{
if (sbyte.TryParse(numericString, out number))
Console.WriteLine("Converted '{0}' to {1}.", numericString, number);
else
Console.WriteLine("Cannot convert '{0}' to an SByte.", numericString);
}
}
}