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chris
chris

Reputation: 37480

decimal.parse fails for currency string created with String.Format?

I have a field that I display via:

String.Format({0:c},amount)

This produces the string "$28.28"

However, when I try to convert back to a decimal amount, I get an incorrect format exception:

amount = Decimal.Parse(amount.Text, NumberStyles.Currency)

I also tried it with NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol with the same results. I verified that the value in amount.Text is "$28.28".

Am I missing something? Shouldn't these two operations use the same currency symbol and formats?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3418

Answers (2)

Steve Wellens
Steve Wellens

Reputation: 20640

Are these on different machines? The machines be be setup differently. The default formats are set in the control panel regional settings.

Upvotes: 0

Bala R
Bala R

Reputation: 108977

var amount = decimal.Parse("$28.28", NumberStyles.Currency);

works fine for me. Make sure your input string is what you think it is.

Upvotes: 2

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