Decimal..::.Add Method
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Decimal..::.Add Method

Adds two specified Decimal values.

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

'Usage

Dim d1 As Decimal
Dim d2 As Decimal
Dim returnValue As Decimal

returnValue = Decimal.Add(d1, d2)

'Declaration

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

Parameters

d1
Type: System..::.Decimal
A Decimal.
d2
Type: System..::.Decimal
A Decimal.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Decimal
A Decimal value that is the sum of d1 and d2.
Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
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 :

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


Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
See Also

Reference

Community Content

Add method sample using PowerShell
Added by:Thomas Lee
  

# add-decimal1.ps1
# Sample for MSDN
# Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk

# Create decimal numbers ($d1, $d2)
[decimal] $d1 = 12.1
[decimal] $d2 = 12.2

# Add - first using PowerShell, then using .NET
$d3 = $d1+$d2
$d4 = [system.decimal]::add($d1,$d2)

# print details
"`$d1 is of type: {0}" -f $d1.gettype().name
"`$d2 is of type: {0}" -f $d2.gettype().name
"`$d1 ({0}) plus `$d2 ({1}) equals: {2}" -f $d1,$d2,$d3
"`$d3 is of type: {0}" -f $d3.gettype().name
"`$d1 ({0}) plus `$d2 ({1}) (using .NET) equals: {2}" -f $d1,$d2,$d4
"`$d4 is of type: {0}" -f $d3.gettype().name#

This script produces the following output:

  

PS C:\foo>
E:\PowerShellScriptLib\System.Decimal\add-decimal.ps1
$d1 is of type: Decimal
$d2 is of type: Decimal
$d1 (12.1) plus $d2 (12.2) equals: 24.3
$d3 is of type: Decimal
$d1 (12.1) plus $d2 (12.2) (using .NET) equals: 24.3
$d4 is of type: Decimal

Usually use + sign instead
Added by:Michael Freidgeim
Instead of using Add method it's simpler to use + sign ( Addition Operator http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.decimal.op_addition.aspx).
E.g.
MyFortune = Decimal.Add(MyFortune, .01m);
can be rewritten as
MyFortune += .01m;
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