TryToDouble Method

Converts the specified value to a double-precision, floating-point number.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function TryToDouble( _
   ByVal value As Object, _
   ByRef number As Double _
) As Boolean

'Usage
 
Dim value As Object
Dim number As Double
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = CalcConvert.TryToDouble(value, number)

public static bool TryToDouble( 
   object value,
   out double number
)

Parameters

value: Value to convert
number

Return Value

Double-precision, floating-point number equivalent to the specified value

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.InvalidCastException	Value cannot be converted.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

Reference

CalcConvert Class
CalcConvert Members