Decimal.ToDouble Method

Parameters

• d
  Type: System.Decimal
  The Decimal value to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.Double
A double-precision floating-point number equivalent to d.

' Example of the Decimal.ToSingle and Decimal.ToDouble methods.

Module Example

   Dim formatter As String = "{0,30}{1,17}{2,23}"

   ' Convert the Decimal argument; no exceptions are thrown.
   Sub DecimalToSgl_Dbl(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal argument As Decimal)

      Dim SingleValue As Object
      Dim DoubleValue As Object

      ' Convert the argument to a Single value.
      SingleValue = Decimal.ToSingle(argument)

      ' Convert the argument to a Double value.
      DoubleValue = Decimal.ToDouble(argument)

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

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

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("This example of the " & vbCrLf & _
          "  Decimal.ToSingle( Decimal ) and " & vbCrLf & _
          "  Decimal.ToDouble( Decimal ) " & vbCrLf & "methods " & _
          "generates the following output. It " & vbCrLf & _
          "displays several converted Decimal values." & vbCrLf) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "Decimal argument", _
          "Single", "Double") & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "----------------", _
          "------", "------") & vbCrLf

      ' Convert Decimal values and display the results.
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, 0.0000000000000000000000000001D)
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, 0.0000000000112233445566778899D)
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, 123D)
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, New Decimal(123000000, 0, 0, False, 6))
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, 123456789.123456789D)
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, 123456789123456789123456789D)
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, Decimal.MinValue)
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, Decimal.MaxValue)
   End Sub
End Module

' This example of the
'   Decimal.ToSingle( Decimal ) and
'   Decimal.ToDouble( Decimal )
' methods generates the following output. It
' displays several converted Decimal values.
' 
'               Decimal argument           Single                 Double
'               ----------------           ------                 ------
' 0.0000000000000000000000000001            1E-28                  1E-28
' 0.0000000000112233445566778899     1.122334E-11   1.12233445566779E-11
'                            123              123                    123
'                     123.000000              123                    123
'            123456789.123456789     1.234568E+08       123456789.123457
'    123456789123456789123456789     1.234568E+26   1.23456789123457E+26
' -79228162514264337593543950335    -7.922816E+28  -7.92281625142643E+28
'  79228162514264337593543950335     7.922816E+28   7.92281625142643E+28

// Example of the decimal.ToSingle and decimal.ToDouble methods.
using System;

class Example
{
   static string formatter = "{0,30}{1,17}{2,23}";

   // Convert the decimal argument; no exceptions are thrown.
   public static void DecimalToSgl_Dbl(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, decimal argument)
   {
      object SingleValue;
      object DoubleValue;

      // Convert the argument to a float value.
      SingleValue = decimal.ToSingle(argument);

      // Convert the argument to a double value.
      DoubleValue = decimal.ToDouble(argument);

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

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

      // Convert decimal values and display the results.
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, 0.0000000000000000000000000001M);
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, 0.0000000000123456789123456789M);
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, 123M);
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, new decimal(123000000, 0, 0, false, 6));
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, 123456789.123456789M);
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, 123456789123456789123456789M);
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, decimal.MinValue);
      DecimalToSgl_Dbl(outputBlock, decimal.MaxValue);
   }
}

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

              decimal argument            float                 double
              ----------------            -----                 ------
0.0000000000000000000000000001            1E-28                  1E-28
0.0000000000123456789123456789     1.234568E-11   1.23456789123457E-11
                           123              123                    123
                    123.000000              123                    123
           123456789.123456789     1.234568E+08       123456789.123457
   123456789123456789123456789     1.234568E+26   1.23456789123457E+26
-79228162514264337593543950335    -7.922816E+28  -7.92281625142643E+28
 79228162514264337593543950335     7.922816E+28   7.92281625142643E+28
*/