Decimal.MinusOne Field

Represents the number negative one (-1).

' Example of the Decimal fields.
Module Example
 Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
 Const numberFmt As String = "{0,-25}{1,45:N0}"
 Const exprFmt As String = "{0,-55}{1,15}"
 outputBlock.Text &= _
 "This example of the fields of the Decimal structure" & _
 vbCrLf & "generates the following output." & vbCrLf + vbCrLf
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Field or Expression", "Value") & vbCrLf
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "-------------------", "-----") & vbCrLf
 ' Display the values of the Decimal fields.
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Decimal.MaxValue", _
 Decimal.MaxValue) + vbCrLf
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Decimal.MinValue", _
 Decimal.MinValue) + vbCrLf
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Decimal.MinusOne", _
 Decimal.MinusOne) + vbCrLf
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Decimal.One", _
 Decimal.One) + vbCrLf
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Decimal.Zero", _
 Decimal.Zero) + vbCrLf
 outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf
 ' Display the values of expressions of the Decimal fields.
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(exprFmt, _
 "( Decimal.MinusOne + Decimal.One ) = Decimal.Zero", _
 (Decimal.MinusOne + Decimal.One) = Decimal.Zero) + vbCrLf
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(exprFmt, _
 "Decimal.MaxValue + Decimal.MinValue", _
 Decimal.MaxValue + Decimal.MinValue) + vbCrLf
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(exprFmt, _
 "Decimal.MinValue / Decimal.MaxValue", _
 Decimal.MinValue / Decimal.MaxValue) + vbCrLf
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("{0,-40}{1,30}", _
 "100000000000000D / Decimal.MaxValue", _
 100000000000000D / Decimal.MaxValue) + vbCrLf
 End Sub
End Module
' This example generates the following output.
' 
' Field or Expression Value
' ------------------- -----
' Decimal.MaxValue 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335
' Decimal.MinValue -79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335
' Decimal.MinusOne -1
' Decimal.One 1
' Decimal.Zero 0
' 
' ( Decimal.MinusOne + Decimal.One ) = Decimal.Zero True
' Decimal.MaxValue + Decimal.MinValue 0
' Decimal.MinValue / Decimal.MaxValue -1
' 100000000000000D / Decimal.MaxValue 0.0000000000000012621774483536

// Example of the Decimal fields.
using System;
class Example
{
 public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
 {
 const string numberFmt = "{0,-25}{1,45:N0}";
 const string exprFmt = "{0,-55}{1,15}";
 outputBlock.Text += 
 "This example of the fields of the Decimal structure " +
 "\ngenerates the following output.\n" + "\n";
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Field or Expression", "Value") + "\n";
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "-------------------", "-----") + "\n";
 // Display the values of the Decimal fields.
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Decimal.MaxValue",
 Decimal.MaxValue) + "\n";
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Decimal.MinValue",
 Decimal.MinValue) + "\n";
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Decimal.MinusOne",
 Decimal.MinusOne) + "\n";
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Decimal.One", Decimal.One) + "\n";
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Decimal.Zero", Decimal.Zero) + "\n";
 outputBlock.Text += "\n";
 // Display the values of expressions of the Decimal fields.
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(exprFmt,
 "( Decimal.MinusOne + Decimal.One ) == Decimal.Zero",
 (Decimal.MinusOne + Decimal.One) == Decimal.Zero) + "\n";
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(exprFmt,
 "Decimal.MaxValue + Decimal.MinValue",
 Decimal.MaxValue + Decimal.MinValue) + "\n";
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(exprFmt,
 "Decimal.MinValue / Decimal.MaxValue",
 Decimal.MinValue / Decimal.MaxValue) + "\n";
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,-40}{1,30}",
 "100000000000000M / Decimal.MaxValue",
 100000000000000M / Decimal.MaxValue) + "\n";
 }
}
/*
This example of the fields of the Decimal structure
generates the following output.
Field or Expression Value
------------------- -----
Decimal.MaxValue 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335
Decimal.MinValue -79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335
Decimal.MinusOne -1
Decimal.One 1
Decimal.Zero 0
( Decimal.MinusOne + Decimal.One ) == Decimal.Zero True
Decimal.MaxValue + Decimal.MinValue 0
Decimal.MinValue / Decimal.MaxValue -1
100000000000000M / Decimal.MaxValue 0.0000000000000012621774483536
*/

Decimal Structure

System Namespace

Zero

One

MaxValue

MinValue