[int]$b = $null #used after as refence
$b
0
[int32]::TryParse($a , [ref]$b ) # test if is possible to cast and put parsed value in reference variable
True
$b
10
$b.gettype()
 
IsPublic IsSerial Name                                     BaseType
-------- -------- ----                                     --------
True     True     Int32                                    System.ValueType

Quelle

Alternativer Weg:

$var = [System.Int32]::Parse($StringVar);