Decimal Constructor (Single)

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

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

Syntax

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

public Decimal(
    float value
)

public:
Decimal(
    float value
)

new : 
        value:float32 -> Decimal

public function decimal(
    value : float
)

Parameters

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

Remarks

This constructor rounds value to 7 significant digits using rounding to nearest. This is done even if the number has more than 7 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