Decimal.ToInt16(Decimal) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll

Source:

Decimal.cs

Converts the value of the specified Decimal to the equivalent 16-bit signed integer.

C#

public static short ToInt16(decimal value);

Parameters

value

Decimal

The decimal number to convert.

Returns

Int16

A 16-bit signed integer equivalent to value.

Exceptions

OverflowException

value is less than Int16.MinValue or greater than Int16.MaxValue.

Examples

The following example uses the ToInt16 method to convert decimal numbers to Int16 values.

C#

using System;

class Example
{
   public static void Main( )
   {
      decimal[] values = { 123m, new Decimal(123000, 0, 0, false, 3),
                           123.999m, 65535.999m, 65536m,
                           32767.999m, 32768m, -0.999m,
                           -1m,  -32768.999m, -32769m };

      foreach (var value in values) {
         try {
            short number = Decimal.ToInt16(value);
            Console.WriteLine("{0} --> {1}", value, number);
         }
         catch (OverflowException e)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", e.GetType().Name, value);
         }
      }
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//     123 --> 123
//     123.000 --> 123
//     123.999 --> 123
//     OverflowException: 65535.999
//     OverflowException: 65536
//     32767.999 --> 32767
//     OverflowException: 32768
//     -0.999 --> 0
//     -1 --> -1
//     -32768.999 --> -32768
//     OverflowException: -32769

Remarks

You can also convert a Decimal value to a 16-bit integer by using the Explicit assignment operator. Because the operator performs a narrowing conversion, you must use a casting operator in C# or a conversion function in Visual Basic.

Applies to

See also

• Int16