The conversion calls
dec=Decimal.Parse("5E-05", NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|
NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint|
NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|
NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite,
NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
which calls into native code via the Number class. It specifically disallows
the NumberStyles.AllowExponent bitfield because the XML Schema datatypes
spec does not allow exponents for Decimal types.
http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#decimal
The spec allows up to 18 digits and no exponent.
Richard
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Morten Abrahamsen
> Sent: 31 May 2002 11:16
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [DOTNET] XmlConvert and Decimal bug
>
>
> One would assume that the following would work:
>
> string decimalString = XmlConvert.ToString(0.00005M);
> decimal dec = XmlConvert.ToDecimal(decimalString);
>
> However it throws a FormatException because the string conversion
> results in an exponential format, which isn't permitted in the ToDecimal
> parser.
>
> Is this a common bug, or is this related to some strange locale
> settings... (it should be schema compliant and locale invariant
> though..)
>
> Any thoughts ?
>
> Morty
>
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