System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the value of a given double-precision floating point number to an equivalent Decimal number.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function ToDecimal ( _
   ByVal value As Double _
) As Decimal

[ C# ]
public static decimal ToDecimal ( 
   double value
);

[ C++ ]
public: static Decimal ToDecimal ( 
   double value
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ToDecimal (
   value : double
) : Decimal;

value

A double-precision floating point number.

A Decimal number equivalent of value. The Decimal contains 15 significant digits and is rounded using rounding to nearest. For example, when rounded to two decimals, the value 2.345 becomes 2.34 and the value 2.355 becomes 2.36.

Exception Type	Condition
OverflowException	The numeric value of value is greater than MaxValue or less than MinValue.

Convert Members   Convert.ToDecimal Overload List   Double

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