Convert.ToDecimal Method (Single)
.NET Framework (current version)
Converts the value of the specified single-precision floating-point number to the equivalent decimal number.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
-
Type:
System.Single
The single-precision floating-point number to convert.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| 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.
The following example tries to convert each element in an array of Single values to a Decimal value.
Dim numbers() As Single = { Single.MinValue, -3e10, -1093.54, 0, 1e-03, _ 1034.23, Single.MaxValue } Dim result As Decimal For Each number As Single In numbers Try result = Convert.ToDecimal(number) Console.WriteLine("Converted the Single value {0} to {1}.", number, result) Catch e As OverflowException Console.WriteLine("{0} is out of range of the Decimal type.", number) End Try Next ' The example displays the following output: ' -3.402823E+38 is out of range of the Decimal type. ' Converted the Single value -3E+10 to -30000000000. ' Converted the Single value -1093.54 to -1093.54. ' Converted the Single value 0 to 0. ' Converted the Single value 0.001 to 0.001. ' Converted the Single value 1034.23 to 1034.23. ' 3.402823E+38 is out of range of the Decimal type.
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
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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