VB.Net Tutorial/Data Type/Convert from String

Convert string to value

<source lang="vbnet">Class Tester

    Shared Sub Main()
       Dim userInput As String
       userInput = "4"
       Console.WriteLine(Val(userInput))
    End Sub

End Class</source>

4

Is a string a numeric value

<source lang="vbnet">Class Tester

    Shared Sub Main()
       Dim userInput As String
       userInput = "  asdf  "
       Console.WriteLine(IsNumeric(userInput) = False)
    End Sub

End Class</source>

True