Convert.ToInt32 (Char) converts Unicode character to 32-bit signed integer.
Module Example Public Sub Main() Dim chars() As Char = { "a"c, "z"c, ChrW(7), ChrW(2010), _
ChrW(Short.MaxValue), ChrW(&hFFFE) } Dim result As Integer
For Each ch As Char in chars Try
result = Convert.ToInt32(ch)
Console.WriteLine(result) Catch e As OverflowException
Console.WriteLine("OverflowException") End Try
Next End Sub End Module