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Convert::ToDouble Method (Decimal)
Visual Studio 2010
Converts the value of the specified decimal number to an equivalent double-precision floating-point number.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System::Decimal
The decimal number to convert.
Return Value
Type: System::DoubleA double-precision floating-point number that is equivalent to value.
The following example converts a Decimal value to a Double value.
public: void ConvertDoubleDecimal( double doubleVal ) { Decimal decimalVal; // Conversion from double to decimal cannot overflow. decimalVal = System::Convert::ToDecimal( doubleVal ); System::Console::WriteLine( " {0} as a decimal is: {1}", doubleVal, decimalVal ); // Decimal to double conversion can overflow. try { doubleVal = System::Convert::ToDouble( decimalVal ); System::Console::WriteLine( " {0} as a double is: {1}", decimalVal, doubleVal ); } catch ( System::OverflowException^ ) { System::Console::WriteLine( "Overflow in decimal-to-double conversion." ); } }
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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