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Convert::ToDecimal Method (Single)

Converts the value of the specified single-precision floating-point number to the equivalent decimal number.

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

public:
static Decimal ToDecimal(
	float value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::Single
The single-precision floating-point number to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Decimal
A decimal number that is equivalent to value.

ExceptionCondition
OverflowException

value is greater than Decimal::MaxValue or less than Decimal::MinValue.

The Decimal value returned by this method contains a maximum of seven significant digits. If the value parameter contains more than seven significant digits, it is rounded using rounding to nearest. The following example illustrates how the ToDecimal(Single) method uses rounding to nearest to return a Decimal value with seven significant digits.

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

The following example tries to convert each element in an array of Single values 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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