DecimalConverter Class

Definition

Provides a type converter to convert Decimal objects to and from various other representations.

public class DecimalConverter : System.ComponentModel.BaseNumberConverter
Inheritance

Inherited Members

System.ComponentModel.BaseNumberConverter

System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter

System.Object

Examples

The following code example converts a variable of type Decimal to a string, and vice versa.

Decimal myDec(40);
String^ myDStr = "20";
Console::WriteLine( TypeDescriptor::GetConverter( myDec )->ConvertTo( myDec, String::typeid ) );
Console::WriteLine( TypeDescriptor::GetConverter( myDec )->ConvertFrom( myDStr ) );
decimal myDec = 40;
string myDStr = "20";
Console.WriteLine(TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myDec).ConvertTo(myDec, typeof(string))); 
Console.WriteLine(TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myDec).ConvertFrom(myDStr));    
Dim myDec As Decimal = 40
Dim myDStr As String = "20"
Console.WriteLine(TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myDec).ConvertTo(myDec, GetType(String)))
Console.WriteLine(TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(myDec).ConvertFrom(myDStr))

Remarks

This converter can only convert a decimal object to and from a string.

Note

You should never create an instance of the DecimalConverter class. Instead, call the GetConverter method of the TypeDescriptor class. For more information, see the examples in the TypeConverter base class.

For more information about type converters, see the TypeConverter base class and How to: Implement a Type Converter.

Constructors

DecimalConverter()

Initializes a new instance of the DecimalConverter class.

Methods

CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Gets a value indicating whether this converter can convert an object to the given destination type using the context.

ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object, Type)

Converts the given value object to a Decimal using the arguments.