Decimal Implicit Conversion (SByte to Decimal)
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Converts an 8-bit signed integer to a Decimal.
This API is not CLS-compliant.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Widening Operator CType ( _
value As SByte _
) As Decimal
public static implicit operator decimal (
sbyte value
)
Parameters
- value
Type: System.SByte
An 8-bit signed integer.
Return Value
Type: System.Decimal
A Decimal that represents the converted 8-bit signed integer.
Examples
The following code example converts SByte values to Decimal numbers using the SByte to Decimal conversion. This conversion is implicit in C#, but requires the op_Implicit operator in Visual Basic and C++. Implicit conversions to Decimal use other methods in these languages.
' Example of the op_Implicit conversion from SByte to Decimal.
Imports System.Globalization
Module Example
Const formatter As String = _
"{0,15}{1,15}{2,10:X8}{3,9:X8}{4,9:X8}{5,9:X8}"
' Convert the SByte argument and display the Decimal value.
Sub DecimalFromSByte(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal argument As SByte)
Dim decValue As Decimal
Dim bits() As Integer
' The compiler invokes a constructor in Visual Basic
' unless op_Implicit is explicitly called.
decValue = Decimal.op_Implicit(argument)
' Display the Decimal and its binary representation.
bits = Decimal.GetBits(decValue)
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, argument, decValue, _
bits(3), bits(2), bits(1), bits(0)) & vbCrLf
End Sub
Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
"This example of the op_Implicit conversion from " & _
"SByte to Decimal generates the " & vbCrLf & _
"following output. It displays the Decimal value " & _
"and its binary representation." & vbCrLf) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "SByte argument", _
"Decimal value", "bits(3)", "bits(2)", _
"bits(1)", "bits(0)") & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "--------------", _
"-------------", "-------", "-------", _
"-------", "-------") & vbCrLf
' Convert SByte values and display the results.
DecimalFromSByte(outputBlock, SByte.Parse("-128"))
DecimalFromSByte(outputBlock, SByte.Parse("127"))
DecimalFromSByte(outputBlock, SByte.Parse("3F", _
NumberStyles.HexNumber))
DecimalFromSByte(outputBlock, SByte.Parse("123"))
DecimalFromSByte(outputBlock, SByte.Parse("-100"))
End Sub
End Module
' This example of the op_Implicit conversion from SByte to Decimal generates the
' following output. It displays the Decimal value and its binary representation.
'
' SByte argument Decimal value bits(3) bits(2) bits(1) bits(0)
' -------------- ------------- ------- ------- ------- -------
' -128 -128 80000000 00000000 00000000 00000080
' 127 127 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000007F
' 63 63 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000003F
' 123 123 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000007B
' -100 -100 80000000 00000000 00000000 00000064
// Example of the implicit conversion from sbyte to decimal.
using System;
class Example
{
const string formatter =
"{0,15}{1,15}{2,10:X8}{3,9:X8}{4,9:X8}{5,9:X8}";
// Convert the sbyte argument and display the decimal value.
public static void DecimalFromSByte(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, sbyte argument)
{
decimal decValue;
int[] bits;
// Display the decimal and its binary representation.
decValue = argument;
bits = decimal.GetBits(decValue);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, argument, decValue,
bits[3], bits[2], bits[1], bits[0]) + "\n";
}
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
"This example of the implicit conversion from sbyte " +
"to decimal generates the \nfollowing output. It " +
"displays the decimal value and its binary " +
"representation.\n") + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "sbyte argument",
"decimal value", "bits[3]", "bits[2]",
"bits[1]", "bits[0]") + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "--------------",
"-------------", "-------", "-------",
"-------", "-------") + "\n";
// Convert sbyte values and display the results.
DecimalFromSByte(outputBlock, sbyte.MinValue);
DecimalFromSByte(outputBlock, sbyte.MaxValue);
DecimalFromSByte(outputBlock, 0x3F);
DecimalFromSByte(outputBlock, 123);
DecimalFromSByte(outputBlock, -100);
}
}
/*
This example of the implicit conversion from sbyte to decimal generates the
following output. It displays the decimal value and its binary representation.
sbyte argument decimal value bits[3] bits[2] bits[1] bits[0]
-------------- ------------- ------- ------- ------- -------
-128 -128 80000000 00000000 00000000 00000080
127 127 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000007F
63 63 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000003F
123 123 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000007B
-100 -100 80000000 00000000 00000000 00000064
*/
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
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