Convert.ToByte (Int16) converts 16-bit signed integer to 8-bit unsigned integer.
Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim numbers() As Short = { Int16.MinValue, -1, 0, 121, 340, Int16.MaxValue } Dim result As Byte For Each number As Short 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("OverflowException") End Try Next End Sub End Class