Convert.ToUInt16 (String) converts string to 16-bit unsigned integer.
Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim values() As String = {"1123", "1,123", "one", "1.6e03", "1.2e-02"} Dim result As UShort For Each value As String In values Try result = Convert.ToUInt16(value) Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value '{1}' to the {2} value {3}.", _ value.GetType().Name, value, _ result.GetType().Name, result) Catch e As FormatException Console.WriteLine("FormatException") Catch e As OverflowException Console.WriteLine("{0} causes OverflowException.", value) End Try Next End Sub End Class