Decimal.GetTypeCode Method (System)

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Decimal.GetTypeCode Method

Returns the TypeCode for value type Decimal.

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

Visual Basic
Public Function GetTypeCode As TypeCode
C#
public TypeCode GetTypeCode()
Visual C++
public:
virtual TypeCode GetTypeCode() sealed
F#
abstract GetTypeCode : unit -> TypeCode 
override GetTypeCode : unit -> TypeCode 

Return Value

Type: System.TypeCode
The enumerated constant TypeCode.Decimal.

Implements

IConvertible.GetTypeCode()
Examples

The following code example uses the GetTypeCode method to return the type code for Decimal value type.

Visual Basic

' Example of the Decimal.GetTypeCode method. 
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Module DecimalGetTypeCodeDemo

    Sub Main( )
        Console.WriteLine( "This example of the " & _
            "Decimal.GetTypeCode( ) " & vbCrLf & "method " & _
            "generates the following output." & vbCrLf )

        ' Create a Decimal object and get its type code.
        Dim aDecimal    As Decimal  = New Decimal( 1.0 )
        Dim typCode     As TypeCode = aDecimal.GetTypeCode( )

        Console.WriteLine( "Type Code:      ""{0}""", typCode )
        Console.WriteLine( "Numeric value:  {0}", CInt( typCode ) )
    End Sub
End Module 

' This example of the Decimal.GetTypeCode( )
' method generates the following output.
' 
' Type Code:      "Decimal"
' Numeric value:  15


C#

// Example of the decimal.GetTypeCode method. 
using System;

class DecimalGetTypeCodeDemo
{
    public static void Main( )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( "This example of the " +
            "decimal.GetTypeCode( ) \nmethod " +
            "generates the following output.\n" );

        // Create a decimal object and get its type code.
        decimal aDecimal = new decimal( 1.0 );
        TypeCode typCode = aDecimal.GetTypeCode( );

        Console.WriteLine( "Type Code:      \"{0}\"", typCode );
        Console.WriteLine( "Numeric value:  {0}", (int)typCode );
    }
}

/*
This example of the decimal.GetTypeCode( )
method generates the following output.

Type Code:      "Decimal"
Numeric value:  15
*/


Visual C++

// Example of the Decimal::GetTypeCode method. 
using namespace System;
int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "This example of the "
   "Decimal::GetTypeCode( ) \nmethod "
   "generates the following output.\n" );

   // Create a Decimal object and get its type code.
   Decimal aDecimal = Decimal(1.0);
   TypeCode typCode = aDecimal.GetTypeCode();
   Console::WriteLine( "Type Code:      \"{0}\"", typCode );
   Console::WriteLine( "Numeric value:  {0}", (int)typCode );
}

/*
This example of the Decimal::GetTypeCode( )
method generates the following output.

Type Code:      "Decimal"
Numeric value:  15
*/


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
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.
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