Complex Explicit Conversion (Decimal to Complex)

Explicit conversion operators define types that can be converted to a Complex object. Language compilers do not perform this conversion automatically because it can involve data loss. Instead, they perform the conversion only if a casting operator (in C#) or a conversion function (such as CType in Visual Basic) is used. Otherwise, they display a compiler error.

The conversion of a Decimal value to the real part of a complex number can result in a loss of precision because a Double, which is the type of the complex number's Real property, has fewer significant digits than a Decimal.

The following example illustrates the explicit conversion of Decimal values to Complex values.

decimal[] numbers = { Decimal.MinValue, -18.35m, 0m, 1893.019m, 
                      Decimal.MaxValue };
foreach (decimal number in numbers)
{
   System.Numerics.Complex c1 = (System.Numerics.Complex) number;
   Console.WriteLine("{0,30}  -->  {1}", number, c1);
}   
// The example displays the following output:
//    -79228162514264337593543950335  -->  (-7.92281625142643E+28, 0)
//                            -18.35  -->  (-18.35, 0)
//                                 0  -->  (0, 0)
//                          1893.019  -->  (1893.019, 0)
//     79228162514264337593543950335  -->  (7.92281625142643E+28, 0)

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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