Parsing a Number from Exponential Notation

When attempting to parse a string expressed in exponential notation using Decimal.Parse("1.2345E-02"), you may encounter an error. This is because the default parsing method does not recognize exponential notation.

To successfully parse such a string, you need to explicitly specify that it represents a floating-point number. You can do this using the NumberStyles.Float style, as shown in the following example:

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

By using the NumberStyles.Float style, the Decimal.Parse method will recognize the string as a floating-point number and will successfully parse it to its decimal representation.