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Decimal.ToInt64 Method

Converts the value of the specified Decimal to the equivalent 64-bit signed integer.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public static long ToInt64(
	decimal d
)

Parameters

d
Type: System.Decimal
The decimal number to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.Int64
A 64-bit signed integer equivalent to the value of d.
Exception Condition
OverflowException

d is less than Int64.MinValue or greater than Int64.MaxValue.

The return value is the integral part of the decimal value; fractional digits are truncated.

The following code example converts Decimal numbers to Int64 values using the ToInt64 method.


// Example of the decimal.ToInt64 and decimal.ToUInt64 methods.
using System;

class DecimalToU_Int64Demo
{
    const string formatter = "{0,25}{1,22}{2,22}";

    // 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_Int64( decimal argument )
    {
        object Int64Value;
        object UInt64Value;

        // Convert the argument to a long value.
        try
        {
            Int64Value = decimal.ToInt64( argument );
        }
        catch( Exception ex )
        {
            Int64Value = GetExceptionType( ex );
        }

        // Convert the argument to a ulong value.
        try
        {
            UInt64Value = decimal.ToUInt64( argument );
        }
        catch( Exception ex )
        {
            UInt64Value = GetExceptionType( ex );
        }

        Console.WriteLine( formatter, argument, 
            Int64Value, UInt64Value );
    }

    public static void Main( )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( "This example of the \n" +
            "  decimal.ToInt64( decimal ) and \n" +
            "  decimal.ToUInt64( decimal ) \nmethods " +
            "generates the following output. It \ndisplays " +
            "several converted decimal values.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, "decimal argument", 
            "long/exception", "ulong/exception" );
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, "----------------", 
            "--------------", "---------------" );

        // Convert decimal values and display the results.
        DecimalToU_Int64( 123M );
        DecimalToU_Int64( new decimal( 123000, 0, 0, false, 3 ) );
        DecimalToU_Int64( 123.999M );
        DecimalToU_Int64( 18446744073709551615.999M );
        DecimalToU_Int64( 18446744073709551616M );
        DecimalToU_Int64( 9223372036854775807.999M );
        DecimalToU_Int64( 9223372036854775808M );
        DecimalToU_Int64( - 0.999M );
        DecimalToU_Int64( - 1M );
        DecimalToU_Int64( - 9223372036854775808.999M );
        DecimalToU_Int64( - 9223372036854775809M );
    }
}

/*
This example of the
  decimal.ToInt64( decimal ) and
  decimal.ToUInt64( decimal )
methods generates the following output. It
displays several converted decimal values.

         decimal argument        long/exception       ulong/exception
         ----------------        --------------       ---------------
                      123                   123                   123
                  123.000                   123                   123
                  123.999                   123                   123
 18446744073709551615.999     OverflowException  18446744073709551615
     18446744073709551616     OverflowException     OverflowException
  9223372036854775807.999   9223372036854775807   9223372036854775807
      9223372036854775808     OverflowException   9223372036854775808
                   -0.999                     0                     0
                       -1                    -1     OverflowException
 -9223372036854775808.999  -9223372036854775808     OverflowException
     -9223372036854775809     OverflowException     OverflowException
*/


.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

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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