Decimal.MaxValue Field

Definition

Represents the largest possible value of Decimal. This field is constant and read-only.

public static readonly decimal MaxValue;

Field Value

Examples

The following code sample illustrates the use of MaxValue :

class PiggyBank {
    public decimal Capacity {
        get {
            return Decimal.MaxValue;
        }
    }

    protected decimal MyFortune;

    public void AddPenny() {
        MyFortune += .01m;
    }
}

Remarks

The value of this constant is positive 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also