Convert.ToDecimal Method (Byte)
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Converts the value of the specified 8-bit unsigned integer to the equivalent Decimal number.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System.Byte
An 8-bit unsigned integer.
The following code sample illustrates the conversion of a Byte value to a Decimal one, using ToDecimal.
Public Sub ConvertByteDecimal(ByVal byteVal As Byte) Dim decimalVal As Decimal ' Byte to decimal conversion will not overflow. decimalVal = System.Convert.ToDecimal(byteVal) outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("The byte as a decimal is {0}.", _ decimalVal) & vbCrLf ' Decimal to byte conversion can overflow. Try byteVal = System.Convert.ToByte(decimalVal) outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("The Decimal as a byte is {0}.", _ byteVal) & vbCrLf Catch exception As System.OverflowException outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _ "Overflow in decimal-to-byte conversion.") & vbCrLf End Try End Sub
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