C# 0 The Complete Reference

Decimal

The

Decimal

 structure is a bit more complicated than its integer and floating-point relatives. 

It contains many constructors, fields, methods, and operators that help integrate 

decimal

with the other numeric types supported by C#. For example, several of the methods provide 

conversions between 

decimal

 and the other numeric types.

Decimal

 offers eight public constructors. The following six are the most commonly used:

public Decimal(int 

v

)

public Decimal(uint 

v

)

public Decimal(long 

v

)

public Decimal(ulong 

v

)

public Decimal(fl oat 

v

)

public Decimal(double 

v

)

Each constructs a 

Decimal

 from the specified value.

You can also construct a 

Decimal

 by specifying its constituent parts using this constructor:

public Decimal(int 

low

, int 

middle

, int 

high

, bool 

signFlag

, byte 

scaleFactor

)

A decimal value consists of three parts. The first is a 96-bit integer, the second is a sign flag, 

and the third is a scaling factor. The 96-bit integer is passed in 32-bit chunks through 

low, 

middle,

 and 

high.

 The sign is passed through 

signFlag,

 which is