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Convert::ToDecimal Method (Object)

Converts the value of the specified object to an equivalent decimal number.

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

public:
static Decimal ToDecimal(
	Object^ value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::Object
An object that implements the IConvertible interface, or nullptr.

Return Value

Type: System::Decimal
A decimal number that is equivalent to value, or 0 (zero) if value is nullptr.

ExceptionCondition
FormatException

value is not in an appropriate format for a Decimal type.

InvalidCastException

value does not implement the IConvertible interface.

-or-

The conversion is not supported.

OverflowException

value represents a number that is less than Decimal::MinValue or greater than Decimal::MaxValue.

The return value is the result of invoking the IConvertible::ToDecimal method of the underlying type of value.

The following example tries to convert each element in an object array to a Decimal value.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.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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