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Interpret numeric strings as a hexadecimal value and convert it to an unsigned long integer
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Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim hexStrings() As String = { "8", "0FFFFFFF", "F00", "00A", "D"}
For Each hexString As String In hexStrings
Try
Dim number As UInteger = Convert.ToUInt32(hexString, 16)
Console.WriteLine("{0,18:N0}", number)
Catch e As FormatException
Console.WriteLine("{0,18}", "Bad Format")
Catch e As OverflowException
Console.WriteLine("{0,18}", "Numeric Overflow")
Catch e As ArgumentException
Console.WriteLine("{0,18}", "Invalid in Base 16")
End Try
Next
End Sub
End Module
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