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Decimal Implicit Conversion (Byte to Decimal)

Converts an 8-bit unsigned integer to a Decimal.

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

static implicit operator Decimal (
	unsigned char value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::Byte
The 8-bit unsigned integer to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Decimal
The converted 8-bit unsigned integer.

The following code example converts Byte values to Decimal numbers using the Byte to Decimal conversion. This conversion is implicit in C#, but requires the op_Implicit operator in Visual Basic and C++. Implicit conversions to Decimal use other methods in these languages.


// Example of the op_Implicit conversion from unsigned char to Decimal.
using namespace System;
#define formatter "{0,14}{1,15}{2,10:X8}{3,9:X8}{4,9:X8}{5,9:X8}"

// Convert the unsigned char argument and display the Decimal value.
void DecimalFromByte( unsigned char argument )
{
   Decimal decValue;
   array<Int32>^bits;

   // The compiler invokes a constructor in the Managed Extensions 
   // for C++ unless op_Implicit is explicitly called.
   decValue = argument;

   // Display the Decimal and its binary representation.
   bits = Decimal::GetBits( decValue );
   Console::WriteLine( formatter, argument, decValue, bits[ 3 ], bits[ 2 ], bits[ 1 ], bits[ 0 ] );
}

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "This example of the op_Implicit conversion from unsigned "
   "char to Decimal \ngenerates the following output. "
   "It displays the Decimal value and its \nbinary "
   "representation.\n" );
   Console::WriteLine( formatter, "unsigned char", "Decimal value", "bits[3]", "bits[2]", "bits[1]", "bits[0]" );
   Console::WriteLine( formatter, "-------------", "-------------", "-------", "-------", "-------", "-------" );

   // Convert unsigned char values and display the results.
   DecimalFromByte( Byte::MinValue );
   DecimalFromByte( Byte::MaxValue );
   DecimalFromByte( 0x3F );
   DecimalFromByte( 123 );
   DecimalFromByte( 200 );
}

/*
This example of the op_Implicit conversion from unsigned char to Decimal
generates the following output. It displays the Decimal value and its
binary representation.

 unsigned char  Decimal value   bits[3]  bits[2]  bits[1]  bits[0]
 -------------  -------------   -------  -------  -------  -------
             0              0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
           255            255  00000000 00000000 00000000 000000FF
            63             63  00000000 00000000 00000000 0000003F
           123            123  00000000 00000000 00000000 0000007B
           200            200  00000000 00000000 00000000 000000C8
*/


.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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