Decimal.ToDouble(Decimal) Method

Definition

Converts the value of the specified Decimal to the equivalent double-precision floating-point number.

public static double ToDouble (decimal d);

Parameters

d
Decimal

The decimal number to convert.

Returns

A double-precision floating-point number equivalent to d.

Examples

The following code example converts Decimal numbers to Double values using ToDouble method.

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

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

    // Convert the decimal argument; no exceptions are thrown.
    public static void DecimalToSgl_Dbl( 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 );

        Console.WriteLine( formatter, argument,
            SingleValue, DoubleValue );
    }

    public static void Main( )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( "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" );
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, "decimal argument",
            "float", "double" );
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, "----------------",
            "-----", "------" );

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

Remarks

This operation can produce round-off errors because a double-precision floating-point number has fewer significant digits than a Decimal.

You can also convert a Decimal to a Double value by using the Explicit assignment operator. Because the conversion can entail a loss of precision, you must use a casting operator in C# or a conversion function in Visual Basic.

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