using System; class MainEntryPoint { static void Main(string[] args) { Money cash1 = new Money(); cash1.Amount = 40M; Console.WriteLine("cash1.ToString() returns: " + cash1.ToString()); Console.ReadLine(); } } class Money { private decimal amount; public decimal Amount { get { return amount; } set { amount = value; } } public override string ToString() { return "$" + Amount.ToString(); } }
Manually create a decimal number
/* C#: The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002) ISBN: 0072134852 */ // Manually create a decimal number. using System; public class CreateDec { public static void Main() { decimal d = new decimal(12345, 0, 0, false, 2); Console.WriteLine(d); } }
Compute the initial investment needed to attain a known future value given
/* C#: The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002) ISBN: 0072134852 */ /* Compute the initial investment needed to attain a known future value given annual rate of return and the time period in years. */ using System; public class IntialInvestment { public static void Main() { decimal InitInvest; // initial investment decimal FutVal; // future value double NumYears; // number of years double IntRate; // annual rate of return as a decimal string str; Console.Write("Enter future value: "); str = Console.ReadLine(); try { FutVal = Decimal.Parse(str); } catch(FormatException exc) { Console.WriteLine(exc.Message); return; } Console.Write("Enter interest rate (such as 0.085): "); str = Console.ReadLine(); try { IntRate = Double.Parse(str); } catch(FormatException exc) { Console.WriteLine(exc.Message); return; } Console.Write("Enter number of years: "); str = Console.ReadLine(); try { NumYears = Double.Parse(str); } catch(FormatException exc) { Console.WriteLine(exc.Message); return; } InitInvest = FutVal / (decimal) Math.Pow(IntRate+1.0, NumYears); Console.WriteLine("Initial investment required: {0:C}", InitInvest); } }
Use the decimal type to compute the future value of an investment
/*
C#: The Complete Reference
by Herbert Schildt
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002)
ISBN: 0072134852
*/
/*
Use the decimal type to compute the future value
of an investment.
*/
using System;
public class FutVal {
public static void Main() {
decimal amount;
decimal rate_of_return;
int years, i;
amount = 1000.0M;
rate_of_return = 0.07M;
years = 10;
Console.WriteLine(“Original investment: $” + amount);
Console.WriteLine(“Rate of return: ” + rate_of_return);
Console.WriteLine(“Over ” + years + ” years”);
for(i = 0; i < years; i++) amount = amount + (amount * rate_of_return); Console.WriteLine("Future value is $" + amount); } } [/csharp]
Use the decimal type to compute a discount.
/* C#: The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002) ISBN: 0072134852 */ // Use the decimal type to compute a discount. using System; public class UseDecimal { public static void Main() { decimal price; decimal discount; decimal discounted_price; // compute discounted price price = 19.95m; discount = 0.15m; // discount rate is 15% discounted_price = price - ( price * discount); Console.WriteLine("Discounted price: $" + discounted_price); } }
Using Decimals
/* * C# Programmers Pocket Consultant * Author: Gregory S. MacBeth * Email: gmacbeth@comporium.net * Create Date: June 27, 2003 * Last Modified Date: * Version: 1 */ using System; namespace Client.Chapter_1___Common_Type_System { public class UsingDecimals { static void Main(string[] args) { decimal MyDecimal = 3.50m; } } }
Compute the regular payments for a loan
/* C# A Beginner's Guide By Schildt Publisher: Osborne McGraw-Hill ISBN: 0072133295 */ /* Project 2-3 Compute the regular payments for a loan. Call this file RegPay.cs */ using System; public class RegPay { public static void Main() { decimal Principal; // original principal decimal IntRate; // interest rate as a decimal, such as 0.075 decimal PayPerYear; // number of payments per year decimal NumYears; // number of years decimal Payment; // the regular payment decimal numer, denom; // temporary work variables double b, e; // base and exponent for call to Pow() Principal = 10000.00m; IntRate = 0.075m; PayPerYear = 12.0m; NumYears = 5.0m; numer = IntRate * Principal / PayPerYear; e = (double) -(PayPerYear * NumYears); b = (double) (IntRate / PayPerYear) + 1; denom = 1 - (decimal) Math.Pow(b, e); Payment = numer / denom; Console.WriteLine("Payment is {0:C}", Payment); } }