Decimal Constructor (Double)

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Initializes a new instance of Decimal to the value of the specified double-precision floating-point number.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    value As Double _
)

public Decimal(
    double value
)

public:
Decimal(
    double value
)

new : 
        value:float -> Decimal

public function decimal(
    value : double
)

Parameters

• value
  Type: System. . :: . .Double
  The value to represent as a Decimal.

Remarks

This constructor rounds value to 15 significant digits using rounding to nearest. This is done even if the number has more than 15 digits and the less significant digits are zero.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

Decimal Structure

Decimal Overload

System Namespace