Dim int1 As Integer = 128
Try
   Dim value1 As Byte = CByte(int1)
   Console.WriteLine(value1)
Catch e As OverflowException
   Console.WriteLine("{0} is out of range of a byte.", int1)
End Try

Dim dbl2 As Double = 3.997
Try
   Dim value2 As Byte = CByte(dbl2)
   Console.WriteLine(value2)
Catch e As OverflowException
   Console.WriteLine("{0} is out of range of a byte.", dbl2)
End Try

Dim numbers() As Integer = { Int32.MinValue, -1, 0, 121, 340, Int32.MaxValue }
Dim result As Byte
For Each number As Integer In numbers
   Try
      result = Convert.ToByte(number)
      Console.WriteLIne("Converted the {0} value {1} to the {2} value {3}.", _
                        number.GetType().Name, number, _
                        result.GetType().Name, result)
   Catch e As OverflowException
      Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is outside the range of the Byte type.", _
                        number.GetType().Name, number)
   End Try
Next

Dim string1 As String = "244"
Try
   Dim byte1 As Byte = Byte.Parse(string1)
   Console.WriteLine(byte1)
Catch e As OverflowException
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is out of range of a byte.", string1)
Catch e As FormatException
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is out of range of a byte.", string1)
End Try

Dim string2 As String = "F9"
Try
   Dim byte2 As Byte = Byte.Parse(string2,
                             System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber)
   Console.WriteLine(byte2)
Catch e As OverflowException
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is out of range of a byte.", string2)
Catch e As FormatException
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is out of range of a byte.", string2)
End Try

Dim numbers() As Byte = { 0, 16, 104, 213 }
For Each number As Byte In numbers
   ' Display value using default formatting.
   Console.Write("{0,-3}  -->   ", number.ToString())
   ' Display value with 3 digits and leading zeros.
   Console.Write(number.ToString("D3") + "   ")
   ' Display value with hexadecimal.
   Console.Write(number.ToString("X2") + "   ")
   ' Display value with four hexadecimal digits.
   Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("X4"))
Next

Dim numbers() As Byte = { 0, 16, 104, 213 }
Console.WriteLine("{0}   {1,8}   {2,5}   {3,5}", _
                  "Value", "Binary", "Octal", "Hex")
For Each number As Byte In numbers
   Console.WriteLine("{0,5}   {1,8}   {2,5}   {3,5}", _
                     number, Convert.ToString(number, 2), _
                     Convert.ToString(number, 8), _
                     Convert.ToString(number, 16))
Next

' 导入命名空间
Imports System.Globalization

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim values() As String = { Convert.ToString(12, 16), _
                                 Convert.ToString(123, 16), _
                                 Convert.ToString(245, 16) }
      
      Dim mask As Byte = &hFE
      For Each value As String In values
         Dim byteValue As Byte = Byte.Parse(value, NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier)
         Console.WriteLine("{0} And {1} = {2}", byteValue, mask, _ 
                           byteValue And mask)
      Next         
   End Sub
End Module

' 导入命名空间
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Globalization

Public Structure ByteString
   Public Value As String
   Public Sign As Integer
End Structure

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim values() As ByteString = CreateArray(-15, 123, 245)
      
      Dim mask As Byte = &h14        ' Mask all bits but 2 and 4.
      
      For Each strValue As ByteString In values
         Dim byteValue As Byte = Byte.Parse(strValue.Value, NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier)
         Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1}) And {2} ({3}) = {4} ({5})", _ 
                           strValue.Sign * byteValue, _ 
                           Convert.ToString(byteValue, 2), _
                           mask, Convert.ToString(mask, 2), _
                           (strValue.Sign And Math.Sign(mask)) * (byteValue And mask), _
                           Convert.ToString(byteValue And mask, 2))
      Next         
   End Sub
   
   Private Function CreateArray(ParamArray values() As Object) As ByteString()
      Dim byteStrings As New List(Of ByteString)
      For Each value As Object In values
         Dim temp As New ByteString()
         Dim sign As Integer = Math.Sign(value)
         temp.Sign = sign
         ' Change two's complement to magnitude-only representation.
         value = value * sign

         temp.Value = Convert.ToString(value, 16)
         byteStrings.Add(temp)
      Next
      Return byteStrings.ToArray()
   End Function   
End Module