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DecimalFromParts

Builds a Decimal from three 32-bit mantissa words, a sign flag and a scale.

Syntax

DecimalFromParts( lo, mid, hi, neg, scale )

Examples

#import "std/money"
using money

'' The .NET constructor, limb for limb: three 32-bit words of mantissa, a
'' sign flag and a scale.  Use it when the parts came from somewhere else
'' -- a COM DECIMAL, a file, a database driver
print DecimalFromParts( 1, 0, 0, false, 0 ).ToString( )  '' 1
print DecimalFromParts( 0, 1, 0, false, 0 ).ToString( )  '' 4294967296
print DecimalFromParts( 0, 0, 1, false, 0 ).ToString( )  '' 18446744073709551616
print DecimalFromParts( 1, 0, 0, true, 4 ).ToString( )   '' -0.0001

'' and the limbs read back out unchanged
dim as Decimal d = DecimalFromParts( 1, 0, 0, true, 4 )
print d.Lo( ); " "; d.Mid( ); " "; d.Hi( ); " "; d.Scale( ); " "; d.IsNegative( )
'' 1 0 0 4 true

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Library: Finance
Category: Finance
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