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Parse a Number from Exponential Notation

I need to parse the string "1.2345E-02" (a number expressed in exponential notation) to a decimal data type, but Decimal.Parse("1.2345E-02") simply throws an error

Solution

  • It is a floating point number, you have to tell it that:

    decimal d = Decimal.Parse("1.2345E-02", System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Float);