Decimal.Add Method (System)

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Decimal.Add Method

Adds two specified Decimal values.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Shared Function Add ( _
	d1 As Decimal, _
	d2 As Decimal _
) As Decimal

public static decimal Add(
	decimal d1,
	decimal d2
)

Visual C++

public:
static Decimal Add(
	Decimal d1, 
	Decimal d2
)

static member Add : 
        d1:decimal * 
        d2:decimal -> decimal

Parameters

d1: Type: System.Decimal
The first value to add.

d2: Type: System.Decimal
The second value to add.

Return Value

Type: System.Decimal
The sum of d1 and d2.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
OverflowException	The sum of d1 and d2 is less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

Remarks

The following code sample illustrates the use of Add :

Visual Basic


Class PiggyBank

    Public Sub AddPenny()
        MyFortune = [Decimal].Add(MyFortune, 0.01D)
    End Sub

    Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
        Return MyFortune.ToString("C") + " in piggy bank"
    End Function

    Protected MyFortune As Decimal
End Class


	class PiggyBank {
		public void AddPenny() {
			MyFortune = Decimal.Add(MyFortune, .01m);
		}

		public override string ToString() {
			return MyFortune.ToString("C")+" in piggy bank";
		}

		protected decimal MyFortune;
	}

Visual C++


   public ref class PiggyBank
   {
   public:
      void AddPenny()
      {
         MyFortune = Decimal::Add( MyFortune, (Decimal).01 );
      }

      virtual System::String^ ToString() override
      {
         return MyFortune.ToString("C")+" in piggy bank";
      }

   protected:
      Decimal MyFortune;
   };
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Decimal Structure

System Namespace

Subtract

Multiply

Divide