Question

I’m reading a XML file with values in it. When I read them they are strings.

So when I try to convert them to Double or Decimal the point disappears.

decimal dec = Convert.ToDecimal("3.1922");             
MessageBox.Show(dec.ToString()); // 31922

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

It is related with your current culture

decimal dec = Convert.ToDecimal("3.1922",CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("de-DE"));
MessageBox.Show(dec.ToString()); //31922

dec = Convert.ToDecimal("3.1922", CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US"));
MessageBox.Show(dec.ToString()); //3.1922

dec = Convert.ToDecimal("3,1922", CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("de-DE"));
MessageBox.Show(dec.ToString()); //3.1922