Convert.ToInt16 (Double) converts double-precision floating-point number to 16-bit signed integer.
Module Example Public Sub Main() Dim values() As Double = { Double.MinValue, -1.38e10, Double.MaxValue } Dim result As Short For Each value As Double In values Try result = Convert.ToInt16(value) Console.WriteLine("Converted {0} to {1}.", value, result) Catch e As OverflowException Console.WriteLine("{0} is outside the range of the Int16 type.", value) End Try Next End Sub End Module