Value.toByte

Converts an object to a byte value.

Syntax

public static byte toByte( Object value )

Parameters

value

The value to convert.

Return Value

Returns a byte value that represents the object.

Exceptions

ClassCastException thrown if the argument cannot be converted.

Remarks

The following table lists the supported argument types and the resulting conversion.

Type	Conversion
null	Returns 0.
Character	Returns the low-order byte of the character stored in the object. Produced by calling Character.charValue.
Number	Returns the byte value of the object. Produced by calling Number.byteValue.
String	Returns the result of converting the numeric string to a byte value. Produced by calling Byte.parseByte.
Variant	Returns the result of coercing the variant to a byte value. Produced by calling Variant.toByte.

See Also toObject