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Convert::ToDecimal Method (String^)

 

Converts the specified string representation of a number to an equivalent decimal number.

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

public:
static Decimal ToDecimal(
	String^ value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::String^

A string that contains a number to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Decimal

A decimal number that is equivalent to the number in value, or 0 (zero) if value is null.

Exception Condition
FormatException

value is not a number in a valid format.

OverflowException

value represents a number that is less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

Using the ToDecimal(String^) method is equivalent to passing value to the Decimal::Parse(String^) method. value is interpreted by using the formatting conventions of the current thread culture.

If you prefer not to handle an exception if the conversion fails, you can call the Decimal::TryParse method instead. It returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the conversion succeeded or failed.

The following example illustrates the use of ToDecimal. It attempts to convert a Stringto a Decimal, and throws the possible exceptions that may arise during the conversion.

public:
   void ConvertStringDecimal( String^ stringVal )
   {
      Decimal decimalVal = 0;

      try
      {
         decimalVal = System::Convert::ToDecimal( stringVal );
         System::Console::WriteLine( "The String as a decimal is {0}.",
         decimalVal );
      }
      catch ( System::OverflowException^ ) 
      {
         System::Console::WriteLine(
            "The conversion from String to decimal overflowed." );
      }
      catch ( System::FormatException^ ) 
      {
         System::Console::WriteLine(
            "The String is not formatted as a decimal." );
      }
      catch ( System::ArgumentNullException^ ) 
      {
         System::Console::WriteLine( "The String is 0." );
      }

      // Decimal to String conversion will not overflow.
      stringVal = System::Convert::ToString( decimalVal );
      System::Console::WriteLine(
         "The decimal as a String is {0}.", stringVal );
   }

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
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