Decimal.GetTypeCode Method
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Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function GetTypeCode As TypeCode
public TypeCode GetTypeCode()
Return Value
Type: System.TypeCode
The enumerated constant TypeCode.Decimal.
Implements
Examples
The following code example uses the GetTypeCode method to return the type code for Decimal value type.
' Example of the Decimal.GetTypeCode method.
Module Example
Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
outputBlock.Text &= "This example of the " & _
"Decimal.GetTypeCode( ) " & vbCrLf & "method " & _
"generates the following output." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
' Create a Decimal object and get its type code.
Dim aDecimal As Decimal = New Decimal(1.0)
Dim typCode As TypeCode = aDecimal.GetTypeCode()
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("Type Code: ""{0}""", typCode) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("Numeric value: {0}", CInt(typCode)) & vbCrLf
End Sub
End Module
' This example of the Decimal.GetTypeCode( )
' method generates the following output.
'
' Type Code: "Decimal"
' Numeric value: 15
// Example of the decimal.GetTypeCode method.
using System;
class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
outputBlock.Text += "This example of the " +
"decimal.GetTypeCode( ) \nmethod " +
"generates the following output.\n" + "\n";
// Create a decimal object and get its type code.
decimal aDecimal = new decimal(1.0);
TypeCode typCode = aDecimal.GetTypeCode();
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Type Code: \"{0}\"", typCode) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Numeric value: {0}", (int)typCode) + "\n";
}
}
/*
This example of the decimal.GetTypeCode( )
method generates the following output.
Type Code: "Decimal"
Numeric value: 15
*/
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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