title: Can't Convert Char in ASP.NET C#
body: <p>I have a "phone" area in my database and data type is <code>char(11)</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I need to make a conversion in ASP.NET C# as below:</p>
  
  <pre><code>char PhoneNumber = char.Parse((item.FindControl("TxtPhoneNumber") as TextBox).Text);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but I get an error:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>An exception of type 'System.FormatException' occurred in mscorlib.dll
    but was not handled in user code</p>
    
    <p>Additional information: String must be exactly one character long.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>How can I resolve this error?</p>