convert string to float

[cathiec]

a column in my db is called cost. the type of this column is float. i am using visual studio . NET. A user enters the cost into a textfield on the form. i use the code:

float fCost = Convert.ToInt64(TextBox9.Text);

this works fine when numbers are entered into TextBox9.Text but when i try to enter a cost with a decimal point eg 9.99 i get an error.

when i use

double fcost = Convert.ToDouble(TextBox9.Text);

the error says cannot convert from double to float.

any suggestions?

 

[obislavu]

string stringVal = "-9.34";
			decimal decval = System.Convert.ToDecimal(stringVal);
			double doubleval = System.Convert.ToDouble(stringVal);
			float fval = System.Convert.ToSingle(stringVal);

-obislavu-

 

[MaryDia]

Suggestion:

double fcost = Convert.ToDouble(TextBox9.Text);
float result = (float)fcost;

or
float fcost = (float)Convert.ToDouble(TextBox9.Text);

There is no direct convertion from double to float.
And,
"For a conversion from double to float, the double value is rounded to the nearest float value. If the double value is too small to represent as a float, the result becomes positive zero or negative zero. If the double value is too large to represent as a float, the result becomes positive infinity or negative infinity. If the double value is NaN, the result is also NaN.
"

Hope this help.
Mary

 

[snowmaster]

Just to put my 2c worth...

you can use the following:

string str = "2.354";
float flt = float.Parse(str);

The Parse method is handy because it exists for every built-in function and a few more objects besides.

The Parse method for the float type also has an overload which allows you to specify a System.Globalization.NumberStyle enumeration. Very handy for specifying how your string should be converted.

All the best,
Snowmaster.