Decimal.Multiply Method (System)

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Decimal.Multiply Method

Multiplies two specified Decimal values.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function Multiply ( _
	d1 As Decimal, _
	d2 As Decimal _
) As Decimal
C#
public static decimal Multiply(
	decimal d1,
	decimal d2
)
Visual C++
public:
static Decimal Multiply(
	Decimal d1, 
	Decimal d2
)
F#
static member Multiply : 
        d1:decimal * 
        d2:decimal -> decimal

Parameters

d1
Type: System.Decimal
The multiplicand.
d2
Type: System.Decimal
The multiplier.

Return Value

Type: System.Decimal
The result of multiplying d1 and d2.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
OverflowException

The return value is less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

Examples

The following code example creates several pairs of Decimal values and calculates their products with the Multiply method.

Visual Basic

Module DecimalMulDivRemDemo
    Const dataFmt As String = "{0,-35}{1,31}"

    ' Display Decimal parameters and their product, quotient, and 
    ' remainder.
    Sub ShowDecimalProQuoRem(left as Decimal, right as Decimal)
        Console.WriteLine()
        Console.WriteLine(dataFmt, "Decimal left", left )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal right", right )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, 
            "Decimal.Multiply( left, right )", 
            Decimal.Multiply( left, right ) )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, 
            "Decimal.Divide( left, right )", 
            Decimal.Divide( left, right ) )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, 
            "Decimal.Remainder( left, right )", 
            Decimal.Remainder( left, right ) )
    End Sub

    Sub Main( )
        Console.WriteLine( "This example of the " & vbCrLf & 
            "  Decimal.Multiply( Decimal, Decimal ), " & vbCrLf & 
            "  Decimal.Divide( Decimal, Decimal ), and " & vbCrLf & 
            "  Decimal.Remainder( Decimal, Decimal ) " & vbCrLf & 
            "methods generates the following output. It displays " & 
            "the product, " & vbCrLf & "quotient, and remainder " & 
            "of several pairs of Decimal objects." )

        ' Create pairs of Decimal objects.
        ShowDecimalProQuoRem( 1000D, 7D ) 
        ShowDecimalProQuoRem( -1000D, 7D ) 
        ShowDecimalProQuoRem( 
            new Decimal( 1230000000, 0, 0, False, 7 ), 
            0.0012300D )
        ShowDecimalProQuoRem( 12345678900000000D, 
            0.0000000012345678D )
        ShowDecimalProQuoRem( 123456789.0123456789D, 
            123456789.1123456789D )
    End Sub
End Module 

' This example of the
'   Decimal.Multiply( Decimal, Decimal ),
'   Decimal.Divide( Decimal, Decimal ), and
'   Decimal.Remainder( Decimal, Decimal )
' methods generates the following output. It displays the product,
' quotient, and remainder of several pairs of Decimal objects.
' 
' Decimal left                                                  1000
' Decimal right                                                    7
' Decimal.Multiply( left, right )                               7000
' Decimal.Divide( left, right )       142.85714285714285714285714286
' Decimal.Remainder( left, right )                                 6
' 
' Decimal left                                                 -1000
' Decimal right                                                    7
' Decimal.Multiply( left, right )                              -7000
' Decimal.Divide( left, right )      -142.85714285714285714285714286
' Decimal.Remainder( left, right )                                -6
' 
' Decimal left                                           123.0000000
' Decimal right                                              0.00123
' Decimal.Multiply( left, right )                     0.151290000000
' Decimal.Divide( left, right )                            100000.00
' Decimal.Remainder( left, right )                                 0
' 
' Decimal left                                     12345678900000000
' Decimal right                                   0.0000000012345678
' Decimal.Multiply( left, right )          15241577.6390794200000000
' Decimal.Divide( left, right )       10000000729000059778004901.796
' Decimal.Remainder( left, right )                    0.000000000983
' 
' Decimal left                                  123456789.0123456789
' Decimal right                                 123456789.1123456789
' Decimal.Multiply( left, right )     15241578765584515.651425087878
' Decimal.Divide( left, right )       0.9999999991899999933660999449
' Decimal.Remainder( left, right )              123456789.0123456789
C#

// Example of the decimal.Multiply, decimal.Divide, and 
// decimal.Remainder methods. 
using System;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;

class DecimalMulDivRemDemo
{
    const string dataFmt = "{0,-35}{1,31}";

    // Display decimal parameters and their product, quotient, and 
    // remainder.
    public static void ShowDecimalProQuoRem( decimal Left, decimal Right )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "decimal Left", Left );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "decimal Right", Right );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "decimal.Multiply( Left, Right )", 
            decimal.Multiply( Left, Right ) );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "decimal.Divide( Left, Right )", 
            decimal.Divide( Left, Right ) );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "decimal.Remainder( Left, Right )", 
            decimal.Remainder( Left, Right ) );
    }

    public static void Main( )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( "This example of the \n" +
            "  decimal.Multiply( decimal, decimal ), \n" +
            "  decimal.Divide( decimal, decimal ), and \n" +
            "  decimal.Remainder( decimal, decimal ) \n" +
            "methods generates the following output. It displays " +
            "the product, \nquotient, and remainder of several " +
            "pairs of decimal objects." );

        // Create pairs of decimal objects.
        ShowDecimalProQuoRem( 1000M, 7M );
        ShowDecimalProQuoRem( -1000M, 7M );
        ShowDecimalProQuoRem( 
            new decimal( 1230000000, 0, 0, false, 7 ), 0.0012300M );
        ShowDecimalProQuoRem( 12345678900000000M, 
            0.0000000012345678M );
        ShowDecimalProQuoRem( 123456789.0123456789M, 
            123456789.1123456789M );
    }
}

/*
This example of the
  decimal.Multiply( decimal, decimal ),
  decimal.Divide( decimal, decimal ), and
  decimal.Remainder( decimal, decimal )
methods generates the following output. It displays the product,
quotient, and remainder of several pairs of decimal objects.

decimal Left                                                  1000
decimal Right                                                    7
decimal.Multiply( Left, Right )                               7000
decimal.Divide( Left, Right )       142.85714285714285714285714286
decimal.Remainder( Left, Right )                                 6

decimal Left                                                 -1000
decimal Right                                                    7
decimal.Multiply( Left, Right )                              -7000
decimal.Divide( Left, Right )      -142.85714285714285714285714286
decimal.Remainder( Left, Right )                                -6

decimal Left                                           123.0000000
decimal Right                                            0.0012300
decimal.Multiply( Left, Right )                   0.15129000000000
decimal.Divide( Left, Right )                               100000
decimal.Remainder( Left, Right )                                 0

decimal Left                                     12345678900000000
decimal Right                                   0.0000000012345678
decimal.Multiply( Left, Right )          15241577.6390794200000000
decimal.Divide( Left, Right )       10000000729000059778004901.796
decimal.Remainder( Left, Right )                    0.000000000983

decimal Left                                  123456789.0123456789
decimal Right                                 123456789.1123456789
decimal.Multiply( Left, Right )     15241578765584515.651425087878
decimal.Divide( Left, Right )       0.9999999991899999933660999449
decimal.Remainder( Left, Right )              123456789.0123456789
*/
Visual C++

// Example of the Decimal::Multiply, Decimal::Divide, and 
// Decimal::Remainder methods. 
using namespace System;

// Display Decimal parameters and their product, quotient, and 
// remainder.
void ShowDecimalProQuoRem( Decimal Left, Decimal Right )
{
   String^ dataFmt = "{0,-35}{1,31}";
   Console::WriteLine();
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal Left", Left );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal Right", Right );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal::Multiply( Left, Right )", Decimal::Multiply( Left, Right ) );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal::Divide( Left, Right )", Decimal::Divide( Left, Right ) );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal::Remainder( Left, Right )", Decimal::Remainder( Left, Right ) );
}

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "This example of the \n"
   "  Decimal::Multiply( Decimal, Decimal ), \n"
   "  Decimal::Divide( Decimal, Decimal ), and \n"
   "  Decimal::Remainder( Decimal, Decimal ) \n"
   "methods generates the following output. It displays "
   "the product, \nquotient, and remainder of several "
   "pairs of Decimal objects." );

   // Create pairs of Decimal objects.
   ShowDecimalProQuoRem( Decimal::Parse( "1000" ), Decimal::Parse( "7" ) );
   ShowDecimalProQuoRem( Decimal::Parse( "-1000" ), Decimal::Parse( "7" ) );
   ShowDecimalProQuoRem( Decimal(1230000000,0,0,false,7), Decimal::Parse( "0.0012300" ) );
   ShowDecimalProQuoRem( Decimal::Parse( "12345678900000000" ), Decimal::Parse( "0.0000000012345678" ) );
   ShowDecimalProQuoRem( Decimal::Parse( "123456789.0123456789" ), Decimal::Parse( "123456789.1123456789" ) );
}

/*
This example of the
  Decimal::Multiply( Decimal, Decimal ),
  Decimal::Divide( Decimal, Decimal ), and
  Decimal::Remainder( Decimal, Decimal )
methods generates the following output. It displays the product,
quotient, and remainder of several pairs of Decimal objects.

Decimal Left                                                  1000
Decimal Right                                                    7
Decimal::Multiply( Left, Right )                              7000
Decimal::Divide( Left, Right )      142.85714285714285714285714286
Decimal::Remainder( Left, Right )                                6

Decimal Left                                                 -1000
Decimal Right                                                    7
Decimal::Multiply( Left, Right )                             -7000
Decimal::Divide( Left, Right )     -142.85714285714285714285714286
Decimal::Remainder( Left, Right )                               -6

Decimal Left                                           123.0000000
Decimal Right                                            0.0012300
Decimal::Multiply( Left, Right )                  0.15129000000000
Decimal::Divide( Left, Right )                              100000
Decimal::Remainder( Left, Right )                                0

Decimal Left                                     12345678900000000
Decimal Right                                   0.0000000012345678
Decimal::Multiply( Left, Right )         15241577.6390794200000000
Decimal::Divide( Left, Right )      10000000729000059778004901.796
Decimal::Remainder( Left, Right )                   0.000000000983

Decimal Left                                  123456789.0123456789
Decimal Right                                 123456789.1123456789
Decimal::Multiply( Left, Right )    15241578765584515.651425087878
Decimal::Divide( Left, Right )      0.9999999991899999933660999449
Decimal::Remainder( Left, Right )             123456789.0123456789
*/
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.
See Also

Reference

Decimal Structure
System Namespace
Add
Subtract
Divide