Convert.ToUInt16 (Int16) converts 16-bit signed integer to 16-bit unsigned integer.
Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim numbers() As Short = { Int16.MinValue, -132, 0, 121, 16103, Int16.MaxValue } Dim result As UShort For Each number As Short In numbers Try result = Convert.ToUInt16(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("The {0} value {1} is outside the range of the UInt16 type.", _ number.GetType().Name, number) End Try Next End Sub End Class