Decimal.MaxValue Field

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

Decimal.cs

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

public: static initonly System::Decimal MaxValue;

public static readonly decimal MaxValue;

 staticval mutable MaxValue : decimal

Public Shared ReadOnly MaxValue As Decimal 

Field Value

Decimal

Examples

The following code sample illustrates the use of MaxValue :

   public ref class PiggyBank
   {
   public:
      Decimal Capacity()
      {
         return MyFortune.MaxValue;
      }

      void AddPenny()
      {
         MyFortune = Decimal::Add(MyFortune, (Decimal).01);
      }

   protected:
      Decimal MyFortune;
   };

}

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

    protected decimal MyFortune;

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

type PiggyBank() =
    let mutable myFortune = 0m

    member _.Capacity =
        Decimal.MaxValue

    member _.AddPenny() =
        myFortune <- myFortune + 0.01m

Class PiggyBank
    Public ReadOnly Property Capacity() As Decimal
        Get
            Return [Decimal].MaxValue
        End Get
    End Property

    Protected MyFortune As Decimal

    Public Sub AddPenny()
        MyFortune += 0.01D
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

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

See also

• Zero
• One
• MinusOne
• MinValue