Helper.ToDoubleExceptNull Method

Converts a specified the value into an equivalent Double value.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions (in Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function ToDoubleExceptNull ( _
    context As WorkflowContext, _
    val As Object _
) As Double
'Usage
Dim context As WorkflowContext
Dim val As Object
Dim returnValue As Double

returnValue = Helper.ToDoubleExceptNull(context, _
    val)

public static double ToDoubleExceptNull(
    WorkflowContext context,
    Object val
)

Parameters

• context
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions.WorkflowContext

  A workflow context that contains properties that are associated with the active workflow instance.

• val
  Type: System.Object

  A value to be converted.

Return Value

Type: System.Double
A value that is converted by the val.

Remarks

If the val is a Boolean object, then this method returns 1.0 for true and 0.0 for false; if the val is a SPItemKey object, then this method converts the value of the Id into an equivalent Double value.

This method throws a CoercionException if val is null or cannot be converted into a Double object.

See Also

Reference

Helper Class

Helper Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions Namespace