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c#.netstringtype-conversionglobalization

How to parse string to decimal with currency symbol?


I have no idea why this is not working:

string s = "12,00 €";
var germanCulture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("de-DE");
decimal d;
if (decimal.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol, germanCulture, out d))
{
    // i want to get to this point
    Console.WriteLine("Decimal value: {0}", d);
}

Solution

  • Use NumberStyles.Currency instead of NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol

    if (decimal.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.Currency, germanCulture, out d))
    

    and the output for you code would be:

    Decimal value: 12.00