Decimal.ToInt16 Method
.NET Framework 4
Converts the value of the specified Decimal to the equivalent 16-bit signed integer.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System.Decimal
The decimal number to convert.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| OverflowException |
value is less than Int16.MinValue or greater than Int16.MaxValue. |
The following code example converts Decimal numbers to Int16 values using the ToInt16 method.
// Example of the decimal.ToInt16 and decimal.ToUInt16 methods. using System; class DecimalToU_Int16Demo { const string formatter = "{0,16}{1,19}{2,19}"; // Get the exception type name; remove the namespace prefix. public static string GetExceptionType( Exception ex ) { string exceptionType = ex.GetType( ).ToString( ); return exceptionType.Substring( exceptionType.LastIndexOf( '.' ) + 1 ); } // Convert the decimal argument; catch exceptions that are thrown. public static void DecimalToU_Int16( decimal argument ) { object Int16Value; object UInt16Value; // Convert the argument to a short value. try { Int16Value = decimal.ToInt16( argument ); } catch( Exception ex ) { Int16Value = GetExceptionType( ex ); } // Convert the argument to a ushort value. try { UInt16Value = decimal.ToUInt16( argument ); } catch( Exception ex ) { UInt16Value = GetExceptionType( ex ); } Console.WriteLine( formatter, argument, Int16Value, UInt16Value ); } public static void Main( ) { Console.WriteLine( "This example of the \n" + " decimal.ToInt16( decimal ) and \n" + " decimal.ToUInt16( decimal ) \nmethods " + "generates the following output. It \ndisplays " + "several converted decimal values.\n" ); Console.WriteLine( formatter, "decimal argument", "short/exception", "ushort/exception" ); Console.WriteLine( formatter, "----------------", "---------------", "----------------" ); // Convert decimal values and display the results. DecimalToU_Int16( 123M ); DecimalToU_Int16( new decimal( 123000, 0, 0, false, 3 ) ); DecimalToU_Int16( 123.999M ); DecimalToU_Int16( 65535.999M ); DecimalToU_Int16( 65536M ); DecimalToU_Int16( 32767.999M ); DecimalToU_Int16( 32768M ); DecimalToU_Int16( - 0.999M ); DecimalToU_Int16( - 1M ); DecimalToU_Int16( - 32768.999M ); DecimalToU_Int16( - 32769M ); } } /* This example of the decimal.ToInt16( decimal ) and decimal.ToUInt16( decimal ) methods generates the following output. It displays several converted decimal values. decimal argument short/exception ushort/exception ---------------- --------------- ---------------- 123 123 123 123.000 123 123 123.999 123 123 65535.999 OverflowException 65535 65536 OverflowException OverflowException 32767.999 32767 32767 32768 OverflowException 32768 -0.999 0 0 -1 -1 OverflowException -32768.999 -32768 OverflowException -32769 OverflowException OverflowException */
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
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