DecimalConverter Class
Provides a type converter to convert Decimal objects to and from various other representations.
For a list of all members of this type, see DecimalConverter Members.
System.Object
System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
System.ComponentModel.BaseNumberConverter
System.ComponentModel.DecimalConverter
[Visual Basic] Public Class DecimalConverter Inherits BaseNumberConverter [C#] public class DecimalConverter : BaseNumberConverter [C++] public __gc class DecimalConverter : public BaseNumberConverter [JScript] public class DecimalConverter extends BaseNumberConverter
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Remarks
This converter can only convert a decimal object to and from a string.
Note You should never create an instance of DecimalConverter. Instead, call the GetConverter method of TypeDescriptor. For more information, see the examples in the TypeConverter base class.
For more information about type converters, see the TypeConverter base class and Implementing a Type Converter.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following sample converts a variable of type Decimal to a string, and vice versa.
[Visual Basic] Dim myDec As Decimal = 40 Dim myDStr As String = "20" Console.WriteLine(TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myDec).ConvertTo(myDec, GetType(String))) Console.WriteLine(TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myDec).ConvertFrom(myDStr)) [C#] decimal myDec = 40; string myDStr = "20"; Console.WriteLine(TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myDec).ConvertTo(myDec, typeof(string))); Console.WriteLine(TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myDec).ConvertFrom(myDStr)); [C++] Decimal myDec( 40 ); String* myDStr = S"20"; Console::WriteLine(TypeDescriptor::GetConverter(__box(myDec))->ConvertTo(__box(myDec), __typeof(String))); Console::WriteLine(TypeDescriptor::GetConverter(__box(myDec))->ConvertFrom(myDStr));
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Requirements
Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System (in System.dll)