1. Ch 3 Type Conversion
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2. Method TryParse() Convert a string to a numeric data type
Dim sales As Decimal
Decimal.TryParse ( txtSales.Text, sales )
Dim num As Integer
Integer.TryParse ( txtNumber.Text, num )

3. Examples

4. Class Convert
Provides methods to convert a value from one data type to another
Dim rate As Double = 0.05
tax = Convert.ToDecimal ( rate ) * total
lblAverage.Text = Convert.ToString ( avgScore )

5. Method ToString()
Available to each variable of a numeric type

6. Option Explicit/Strict