Decimal.ToByte Method

Parameters

• value
  Type: System.Decimal
  The Decimal value.

Return Value

Type: System.Byte
An 8-bit unsigned integer equivalent to value.

' Example of the Decimal.ToSByte and Decimal.ToByte methods.

Module Example

   Dim formatter As String = "{0,16}{1,19}{2,19}"

   ' Get the exception type name; remove the namespace prefix.
   Function GetExceptionType(ByVal ex As Exception) As String

      Dim exceptionType As String = ex.GetType().ToString()
      Return exceptionType.Substring( _
          exceptionType.LastIndexOf("."c) + 1)
   End Function

   ' Convert the Decimal argument; catch exceptions that are thrown.
   Sub DecimalToS_Byte(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal argument As Decimal)

      Dim SByteValue As Object
      Dim ByteValue As Object

      ' Convert the argument to an SByte value.
      Try
         SByteValue = Decimal.ToSByte(argument)
      Catch ex As Exception
         SByteValue = GetExceptionType(ex)
      End Try

      ' Convert the argument to a Byte value.
      Try
         ByteValue = Decimal.ToByte(argument)
      Catch ex As Exception
         ByteValue = GetExceptionType(ex)
      End Try

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, argument, _
          SByteValue, ByteValue) & vbCrLf
   End Sub

   Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("This example of the " & vbCrLf & _
          "  Decimal.ToSByte( Decimal ) and " & vbCrLf & _
          "  Decimal.ToByte( Decimal ) " & vbCrLf & "methods " & _
          "generates the following output. It " & vbCrLf & _
          "displays several converted Decimal values." & vbCrLf) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "Decimal argument", _
          "SByte/exception", "Byte/exception") & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "----------------", _
          "---------------", "--------------") & vbCrLf

      ' Convert Decimal values and display the results.
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 78D)
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, New Decimal(78000, 0, 0, False, 3))
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 78.999D)
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 255.999D)
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 256D)
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 127.999D)
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 128D)
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, -0.999D)
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, -1D)
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, -128.999D)
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, -129D)
   End Sub
End Module

' This example of the
'   Decimal.ToSByte( Decimal ) and
'   Decimal.ToByte( Decimal )
' methods generates the following output. It
' displays several converted Decimal values.
' 
' Decimal argument    SByte/exception     Byte/exception
' ----------------    ---------------     --------------
'               78                 78                 78
'           78.000                 78                 78
'           78.999                 78                 78
'          255.999  OverflowException                255
'              256  OverflowException  OverflowException
'          127.999                127                127
'              128  OverflowException                128
'           -0.999                  0                  0
'               -1                 -1  OverflowException
'         -128.999               -128  OverflowException
'             -129  OverflowException  OverflowException

// Example of the decimal.ToSByte and decimal.ToByte methods.
using System;

class Example
{
   const string formatter = "{0,16}{1,19}{2,19}";

   // Get the exception type name; remove the namespace prefix.
   public static string GetExceptionType(Exception ex)
   {
      string exceptionType = ex.GetType().ToString();
      return exceptionType.Substring(
          exceptionType.LastIndexOf('.') + 1);
   }

   // Convert the decimal argument; catch exceptions that are thrown.
   public static void DecimalToS_Byte(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, decimal argument)
   {
      object SByteValue;
      object ByteValue;

      // Convert the argument to an sbyte value.
      try
      {
         SByteValue = decimal.ToSByte(argument);
      }
      catch (Exception ex)
      {
         SByteValue = GetExceptionType(ex);
      }

      // Convert the argument to a byte value.
      try
      {
         ByteValue = decimal.ToByte(argument);
      }
      catch (Exception ex)
      {
         ByteValue = GetExceptionType(ex);
      }

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, argument,
          SByteValue, ByteValue) + "\n";
   }

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("This example of the \n" +
          "  decimal.ToSByte( decimal ) and \n" +
          "  decimal.ToByte( decimal ) \nmethods " +
          "generates the following output. It \ndisplays " +
          "several converted decimal values.\n") + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "decimal argument",
          "sbyte/exception", "byte/exception") + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "----------------",
          "---------------", "--------------") + "\n";

      // Convert decimal values and display the results.
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 78M);
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, new decimal(78000, 0, 0, false, 3));
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 78.999M);
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 255.999M);
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 256M);
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 127.999M);
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, 128M);
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, -0.999M);
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, -1M);
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, -128.999M);
      DecimalToS_Byte(outputBlock, -129M);
   }
}

/*
This example of the
  decimal.ToSByte( decimal ) and
  decimal.ToByte( decimal )
methods generates the following output. It
displays several converted decimal values.

decimal argument    sbyte/exception     byte/exception
----------------    ---------------     --------------
              78                 78                 78
          78.000                 78                 78
          78.999                 78                 78
         255.999  OverflowException                255
             256  OverflowException  OverflowException
         127.999                127                127
             128  OverflowException                128
          -0.999                  0                  0
              -1                 -1  OverflowException
        -128.999               -128  OverflowException
            -129  OverflowException  OverflowException
*/