BlobReader.ReadDecimal Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Reflection.Metadata

Assembly:

System.Reflection.Metadata.dll

Source:

BlobReader.cs

Reads a Decimal number.

public:
 System::Decimal ReadDecimal();

public decimal ReadDecimal ();

member this.ReadDecimal : unit -> decimal

Public Function ReadDecimal () As Decimal

Returns

Decimal

Exceptions

BadImageFormatException

The data at the current position was not a valid Decimal number.

Remarks

Decimal number is encoded in 13 bytes as follows:

• byte 0: highest bit indicates sign (1 for negative, 0 for non-negative); the remaining 7 bits encode scale.
• bytes 1..12: 96-bit unsigned integer in little endian encoding.