Decimal (Constructor) (Double)

// Example of the decimal( double ) constructor.
using System;

class DecimalCtorDoDemo
{
    // 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 );
    }

    // Create a decimal object and display its value.
    public static void CreateDecimal( double value, string valToStr )
    {
        // Format and display the constructor.
        Console.Write( "{0,-34}", 
            String.Format( "decimal( {0} )", valToStr ) );

        try
        {
            // Construct the decimal value.
            decimal decimalNum = new decimal( value );

            // Display the value if it was created successfully.
            Console.WriteLine( "{0,31}", decimalNum );
        }
        catch( Exception ex )
        {
            // Display the exception type if an exception was thrown.
            Console.WriteLine( "{0,31}", GetExceptionType( ex ) );
        }
    }

    public static void Main( )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( "This example of the decimal( double ) " +
            "constructor \ngenerates the following output.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,-34}{1,31}", "Constructor", 
            "Value or Exception" );
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,-34}{1,31}", "-----------", 
            "------------------" );

        // Construct decimal objects from double values.
        CreateDecimal( 1.23456789E+5, "1.23456789E+5" );
        CreateDecimal( 1.234567890123E+15, "1.234567890123E+15" );
        CreateDecimal( 1.2345678901234567E+25, 
            "1.2345678901234567E+25" );
        CreateDecimal( 1.2345678901234567E+35, 
            "1.2345678901234567E+35" );
        CreateDecimal( 1.23456789E-5, "1.23456789E-5" );
        CreateDecimal( 1.234567890123E-15, "1.234567890123E-15" );
        CreateDecimal( 1.2345678901234567E-25, 
            "1.2345678901234567E-25" );
        CreateDecimal( 1.2345678901234567E-35, 
            "1.2345678901234567E-35" );
        CreateDecimal( 1.0 / 7.0, "1.0 / 7.0" );
    }
}

/*
This example of the decimal( double ) constructor
generates the following output.

Constructor                                    Value or Exception
-----------                                    ------------------
decimal( 1.23456789E+5 )                               123456.789
decimal( 1.234567890123E+15 )                    1234567890123000
decimal( 1.2345678901234567E+25 )      12345678901234600000000000
decimal( 1.2345678901234567E+35 )               OverflowException
decimal( 1.23456789E-5 )                          0.0000123456789
decimal( 1.234567890123E-15 )       0.000000000000001234567890123
decimal( 1.2345678901234567E-25 )  0.0000000000000000000000001235
decimal( 1.2345678901234567E-35 )                               0
decimal( 1.0 / 7.0 )                            0.142857142857143
*/