* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
* @exception E_NUM_FORMAT The specified string does not contain a number that can be parsed.
* @exception E_OUT_OF_RANGE The decoded value is not between VALUE_MIN and VALUE_MAX range.
- * @remarks This method accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given by the
+ * @remarks
+ * - This method guarantees that the original value of out-parameter is not changed when the method returns error.
+ * - This method accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given by the
* following grammar:
* @code
* - DecodableString:
static result Parse(const String& s, int radix, int8_t& ret);
/**
- * Gets the @c signed @c char equivalent of the current instance of %Integer8.
+ * Gets the @c char equivalent of the current instance of %Integer8.
*
* @since 3.0
+ * @brief <i> [Deprecated] </i>
*
- * @return The @c signed @c char equivalent of the current instance
- * @remarks This method has portability issue. Return value may not be @c signed @c char since char is treated as unsigned char in ARM architecture. @n
+ * @deprecated This method has portability issue.
+ * Return value may not be @c signed @c char since char is treated as unsigned char in ARM architecture. @n
+ * Use ToInt8() method to get @c int8_t
+ *
+ * @return The @c char equivalent of the current instance
*
*/
virtual char ToChar(void) const;
/**
+ * Gets the @c int8_t equivalent of the current instance of %Integer8.
+ *
+ * @since 3.0
+ *
+ * @return The @c int8_t equivalent of the current instance
+ *
+ */
+ virtual int8_t ToInt8(void) const;
+
+ /**
* Gets the @c signed @c short equivalent of the current instance of %Integer8.
*
* @since 3.0