FindNarrowestIntegerType Method

Finds the narrowest signed integer .NET type that can represent the specified value or array of values.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<JetBrains.Annotations.NotNullAttribute()>
Public Shared Function FindNarrowestIntegerType( _
   ByVal value As Object _
) As Type

'Usage
 
Dim value As Object
Dim value As Type
 
value = UAType.FindNarrowestIntegerType(value)

[JetBrains.Annotations.NotNull()]
public static Type FindNarrowestIntegerType( 
   object value
)

[JetBrains.Annotations.NotNull()]
public:
static Type^ FindNarrowestIntegerType( 
   Object^ value
)

Parameters

value: The value or array to analyze. Can be a scalar or multidimensional array.
The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

The narrowest signed integer type (SByte, Int16, Int32, or Int64) that can hold all values, preserving array rank if applicable.

This method never returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This method analyzes the magnitude of the value(s) and determines the smallest signed integer type that can represent them. For arrays, it examines all elements and returns an array type of the appropriate rank.

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

UAType Class
UAType Members

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