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Convert::ToDecimal Method (Object^, IFormatProvider^)

 

Converts the value of the specified object to an equivalent decimal number, using the specified culture-specific formatting information.

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

public:
static Decimal ToDecimal(
	Object^ value,
	IFormatProvider^ provider
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::Object^

An object that implements the IConvertible interface.

provider
Type: System::IFormatProvider^

An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Return Value

Type: System::Decimal

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

Exception Condition
FormatException

value is not in an appropriate format for a Decimal type.

InvalidCastException

value does not implement the IConvertible interface.

-or-

The conversion is not supported.

OverflowException

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

The return value is the result of invoking the IConvertible::ToDecimal method of the underlying type of value.

provider enables the user to specify culture-specific conversion information about the contents of value. The base types ignore provider; however, the parameter may be used if value is a user-defined type that implements the IConvertible interface.

The following example defines a Temperature class that implements the IConvertible interface.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

The following example shows that when a Temperature object is passed as a parameter to the ToDecimal(Object^, IFormatProvider^) method, the IConvertible::ToDecimal implementation of the Temperature class is called to perform the conversion.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

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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