Convert.ToInt64 (Char) converts Unicode character to 64-bit signed integer.
Module Example Public Sub Main() Dim chars() As Char = { "a"c, "z"c, ChrW(7), ChrW(2010), _ ChrW(Short.MaxValue), ChrW(&hFFFE) } Dim result As Long For Each ch As Char in chars result = Convert.ToInt64(ch) Console.WriteLine(result) Next End Sub End Module