# StringToValue(string)

> Converts a string to a unsigned long integer.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine.UIElements](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/uielements.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.UIElementsModule

```csharp
protected override ulong StringToValue(string str)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): The string to convert.

### Returns

| Type                                                          | Description                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| [ulong](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.uint64) | The unsigned long integer parsed from the string. |