Decimal Constructor (Int64)

 

Initializes a new instance of Decimal to the value of the specified 64-bit signed integer.

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

Public Sub New (
	value As Long
)

Parameters

value
Type: System.Int64

The value to represent as a Decimal.

The following code example creates several Decimal numbers using the constructor overload that initializes a Decimal structure with an Int64 value.

' Example of the Decimal( Long ) constructor.
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Module DecimalCtorLDemo

    ' Create a Decimal object and display its value.
    Sub CreateDecimal( value As Long, valToStr As String )

        Dim decimalNum As New Decimal( value )

        ' Format the constructor for display.
        Dim ctor As String = _
            String.Format( "Decimal( {0} )", valToStr )

        ' Display the constructor and its value.
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,-30}{1,22}", ctor, decimalNum )
    End Sub

    Sub Main( )

        Console.WriteLine( _
            "This example of the Decimal( Long ) constructor " & _
            vbCrLf & "generates the following output." & vbCrLf )
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,-30}{1,22}", "Constructor", "Value" )
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,-30}{1,22}", "-----------", "-----" )

        ' Construct Decimal objects from Long values.
        CreateDecimal( Long.MinValue, "Long.MinValue" )                
        CreateDecimal( Long.MaxValue, "Long.MaxValue" )                
        CreateDecimal( 0L, "0" )                
        CreateDecimal( 999999999999999999, "999999999999999999" )                
        CreateDecimal( &H2000000000000000, "&H2000000000000000" )                
        CreateDecimal( &HE000000000000000, "&HE000000000000000" )                
    End Sub 
End Module 

' This example of the Decimal( Long ) constructor
' generates the following output.
' 
' Constructor                                    Value
' -----------                                    -----
' Decimal( Long.MinValue )        -9223372036854775808
' Decimal( Long.MaxValue )         9223372036854775807
' Decimal( 0 )                                       0
' Decimal( 999999999999999999 )     999999999999999999
' Decimal( &H2000000000000000 )    2305843009213693952
' Decimal( &HE000000000000000 )   -2305843009213693952

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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