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c#formatexception

System.Convert.ToSingle(value) always throws FormatException

I have several strings that I need to convert to float. When I try to do so, using System.Convert.ToSingle(MyString), I always get a FormatException.

I have tried even creating strings like "12.123", to make sure the numbers are okay, but again I got the exception. My question is, what is the correct format then? In what format should the number in string be?

Example of one of many strings I will convert: 50.105128

Solution

  • It could be down to your system's culture which may be set to using a , as the separator. Setting the format to InvariantCulture will use a . for the separator.

    Convert.ToSingle("12.123", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)