Converting String To Float in C#

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I am converting a string like "41.00027357629127", and I am using;

Convert.ToSingle("41.00027357629127");

or

float.Parse("41.00027357629127");

These methods return 4.10002732E+15.

When I convert to float I want "41.00027357629127". This string should be the same...

How do you know what it is converted to - that is how are you displaying the number — mmmmmm, Jun 26 '12 at 08:25
41.00027357629127 shall not be 4.10002732E+15 in scientific notation, unless of course your culture uses decimal comma instead of decimal point (and dot as thousands separator), so the number would actually read: 4100027357629127 consequently become displayed as 4.10002732E+15 — ljgww, Oct 05 '18 at 07:45

score 256 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 26 '12 at 08:01

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Your thread's locale is set to one in which the decimal mark is "," instead of ".".

Try using this:

float.Parse("41.00027357629127", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture.NumberFormat);

Note, however, that a float cannot hold that many digits of precision. You would have to use double or Decimal to do so.

answered Jun 26 '12 at 08:01

Matthew Watson

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don't forget to add the namespace `using System.Globalization;` to access `CultureInfo` – Mobiletainment Jan 07 '14 at 09:12
Thanks for this tip. Works fine – Sedat Kumcu Nov 23 '20 at 22:50

score 27 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 09 '17 at 23:19

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First, it is just a presentation of the float number you see in the debugger. The real value is approximately exact (as much as it's possible).

Note: Use always CultureInfo information when dealing with floating point numbers versus strings.

float.Parse("41.00027357629127",
      System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

This is just an example; choose an appropriate culture for your case.

edited Aug 09 '17 at 23:19

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answered Jun 26 '12 at 07:40

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how can ı choose my CultureInfo ? I am in turkey where ı will add TR-TR ? – Mehmet Jun 26 '12 at 07:55
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@Mehmet `new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("tr-TR")` – sshow Jun 26 '12 at 08:04

score 26 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 06 '18 at 13:24

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You can use the following:

float asd = (float) Convert.ToDouble("41.00027357629127");

edited Oct 06 '18 at 13:24

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answered Nov 25 '14 at 15:05

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Please provide some context as to why this is the right answer. – Bas Peeters Nov 25 '14 at 15:20

score 9 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 08 '15 at 21:35

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Use Convert.ToDouble("41.00027357629127");

Convert.ToDouble documentation

edited Nov 08 '15 at 21:35

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answered Jun 26 '12 at 07:39

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Doesn't this change the datatype from float to double? OP wanted float. – Nell Martinez Oct 24 '17 at 14:50

score 4 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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The precision of float is 7 digits. If you want to keep the whole lot, you need to use the double type that keeps 15-16 digits. Regarding formatting, look at a post about formatting doubles. And you need to worry about decimal separators in C#.

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answered Jun 26 '12 at 07:39

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ı tired double.Parse it returns 4100027357629127.0 it is too bad – Mehmet Jun 26 '12 at 07:43
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This sounds like the '.' character is not the decimal separator in your locale? Check out http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3870154/c-sharp-decimal-separator – jpe Jun 26 '12 at 07:48

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 26 '12 at 07:38

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You can double.Parse("41.00027357629127");

answered Jun 26 '12 at 07:38

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I don't think he's asking how to round it. – O. R. Mapper Jun 26 '12 at 07:39

score -2 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 26 '12 at 07:41

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You can use parsing with double instead of float to get more precision value.

answered Jun 26 '12 at 07:41

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