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Decimal.ToByte(Decimal) Method

Definition

Namespace:
System
Assemblies:
mscorlib.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
mscorlib.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll
Source:
Decimal.cs
Source:
Decimal.cs
Source:
Decimal.cs
Source:
Decimal.cs

Converts the value of the specified Decimal to the equivalent 8-bit unsigned integer.

public:
 static System::Byte ToByte(System::Decimal value);
public static byte ToByte(decimal value);
static member ToByte : decimal -> byte
Public Shared Function ToByte (value As Decimal) As Byte

Parameters

value
Decimal

The decimal number to convert.

Returns

Byte

An 8-bit unsigned integer equivalent to value.

Exceptions

OverflowException

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

Examples

The following example uses the ToByte method to convert decimal numbers to Byte values.

using System;

class Example
{
   public static void Main( )
   {
      decimal[] values = { 123m, new Decimal(78000, 0, 0, false, 3),
                           78.999m, 255.999m, 256m,
                           127.999m, 128m, -0.999m,
                           -1m,  -128.999m, -129m };

      foreach (var value in values) {
         try {
            byte number = Decimal.ToByte(value);
            Console.WriteLine("{0} --> {1}", value, number);
         }
         catch (OverflowException e)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", e.GetType().Name, value);
         }
      }
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//     78 --> 78
//     78.000 --> 78
//     78.999 --> 78
//     255.999 --> 255
//     OverflowException: 256
//     127.999 --> 127
//     128 --> 128
//     -0.999 --> 0
//     OverflowException: -1
//     OverflowException: -128.999
//     OverflowException: -129

open System

let values = 
    [ 123m; Decimal(78000, 0, 0, false, 3uy)
      78.999m; 255.999m; 256m
      127.999m; 128m; -0.999m
      -1m; -128.999m; -129m ]

for value in values do
    try
        let number = Decimal.ToByte value
        printfn $"{value} --> {number}"
    with :? OverflowException as e ->
        printfn $"{e.GetType().Name}: {value}"

// The example displays the following output:
//     78 --> 78
//     78.000 --> 78
//     78.999 --> 78
//     255.999 --> 255
//     OverflowException: 256
//     127.999 --> 127
//     128 --> 128
//     -0.999 --> 0
//     OverflowException: -1
//     OverflowException: -128.999
//     OverflowException: -129

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim values() As Decimal = { 78d, New Decimal(78000, 0, 0, false, 3), 
                                  78.999d, 255.999d, 256d,
                                  127.999d, 128d, -0.999d, 
                                  -1d,  -128.999d, -129d }

      For Each value In values
         Try
            Dim number As Byte = Decimal.ToByte(value)
            Console.WriteLine("{0} --> {1}", value, number)       
         Catch e As OverflowException
             Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", e.GetType().Name, value)
         End Try   
      Next
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'     78 --> 78
'     78.000 --> 78
'     78.999 --> 78
'     255.999 --> 255
'     OverflowException: 256
'     127.999 --> 127
'     128 --> 128
'     -0.999 --> 0
'     OverflowException: -1
'     OverflowException: -128.999
'     OverflowException: -129

Remarks

Parameter value is rounded to the nearest integer value toward zero, and that result is returned.

You can also convert a Decimal value to an 8-bit unsigned 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