• csharp
• vb

Syntax

'Declaration
<DecimalConstantAttribute(, , , , )> _
Public Shared ReadOnly MaxValue As Decimal

[DecimalConstantAttribute(, , , , )]
public static readonly decimal MaxValue

Remarks

The value of this constant is positive 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335.

Examples

The following code sample illustrates the use of MaxValue:

Class PiggyBank
 Public ReadOnly Property Capacity() As Decimal
 Get
 Return [Decimal].MaxValue
 End Get
 End Property
 Protected MyFortune As Decimal
 Public Sub AddPenny()
 MyFortune += 0.01D
 End Sub
End Class

class PiggyBank
{
 public decimal Capacity
 {
 get
 {
 return Decimal.MaxValue;
 }
 }
 protected decimal MyFortune;
 public void AddPenny()
 {
 MyFortune += .01m;
 }
}

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

Reference