Difference Between Int32.Parse(), Convert.ToInt32(), and Int32.TryParse()

Int32.parse(string)

Int32.Parse (string s) method converts the string representation of a number to its 32-bit signed integer equivalent. When s is a null reference, it will throw ArgumentNullException. If s is other than integer value, it will throw FormatException. When s represents a number less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue, it will throw OverflowException. For example:

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string s1 = "1234"; 
string s2 = "1234.65"; 
string s3 = null; 
string s4 = "123456789123456789123456789123456789123456789"; 
string s5 ="abcde";
string s6 ="abc1001"
string s7 ="-456789"
string s8 ="-78965.1234"
string s9 ="";

int result; 
bool success; 

result = Int32.Parse(s1); //-- 1234 
result = Int32.Parse(s2); //-- FormatException 
result = Int32.Parse(s3); //-- ArgumentNullException 
result = Int32.Parse(s4); //-- OverflowException 
result = Int32.Pars(s5);//--Input string was not in a correct format.
result =Int32.Pars(s6); //--Input string was not in a correct format.
result= Int32.Pars(s7);//--  -456789
result= Int32.Pars(s8);//--Input string was not in a correct format.
result=Int32.Pars(s9);//--Input string was not in a correct format.

Convert.ToInt32(string)

Convert.ToInt32(string s) method converts the specified string representation of 32-bit signed integer equivalent. This calls in turn Int32.Parse () method. When s is a null reference, it will return 0 rather than throw ArgumentNullException. If s is other than integer value, it will throw FormatException. When s represents a number less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue, it will throw OverflowException. For example:

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result = Convert.ToInt32(s1); //-- 1234 
result = Convert.ToInt32(s2); //-- FormatException 
result = Convert.ToInt32(s3); //-- 0 
result = Convert.ToInt32(s4); //-- Value was either too large or too small for an Int32. 
result = Convert.ToInt32(s5);//--Input string was not in a correct format.
result = Convert.ToInt32(s6);//--Input string was not in a correct format.
result = Convert.ToInt32(s7);//--  -456789


result = Convert.ToInt32(s8);//--Input string was not in a correct format.


result = Convert.ToInt32(s9);//--Input string was not in a correct format.

Int32.TryParse(string, out int)

Int32.Parse(string, out int) method converts the specified string representation of 32-bit signed integer equivalent to out variable, and returns true if it is parsed successfully, false otherwise. This method is available in C# 2.0. When s is a null reference, it will return 0 rather than throw ArgumentNullException. If s is other than an integer value, the out variable will have 0 rather than FormatException. When s represents a number less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue, the out variable will have 0 rather than OverflowException. For example:

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 success = Int32.TryParse(s1, out result); //-- success => true; result => 1234 
 success = Int32.TryParse(s2, out result); //-- success => false; result => 0 
 success = Int32.TryParse(s3, out result); //-- success => false; result => 0 
 success = Int32.TryParse(s4, out result); //-- success => false; result => 0 
success = Int32.TryParse(s5, out result); //-- success => false; result => 0 
success = Int32.TryParse(s6, out result); //-- success => false; result => 0 
success = Int32.TryParse(s7, out result); //-- success => true; result => 456789 
success = Int32.TryParse(s8, out result); //-- success => false; result => 0 
success = Int32.TryParse(s9, out result); //-- success => false; result => 0 

Convert.ToInt32 is better than Int32.Parse since it returns 0 rather than an exception. But again, according to the requirement, this can be used. TryParse will be the best since it always handles exceptions by itself.