GetBits Method (TdDecimal)

The binary representation of the value of this TdDecimal structure is returned as an array of signed integers.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Function GetBits() As Integer()

'Usage
 
Dim instance As TdDecimal
Dim value() As Integer
 
value = instance.GetBits()

public int[] GetBits()

public:
array<int>^ GetBits();

Return Value

An array that contains the number components and meta-data is returned

Remarks

The array that is returned will contain 5 elements:

data[0] contains the low order bits.
data[1 and 2] contains the middle order bits.
data[3] contains the high order bits
data[4] contains information on the precision, scale, and sign.
- Bits 0-7 will contain the scale.
- Bits 8-15 will contain the precision.
- Bit 16 will contain the sign. 0 for negative, 1 for positive.

Example

TdDecimal original = TdDecimal.Parse("945398372646587542.2323");
             
Int32[] result = original.GetBits();
             
//The scaled integer representation of 945398372646587542.2323 
//   is 9453983726465875422323
//The precision is 22 or 0x16
//The scale is 4 or 0x04
//The hex representation of 9453983726465875422323 is 0x20080614DDE423BAC73
//
//The array that will be returned that contains the internal representation will be
//     (0x423BAC73, 0x80614DDE, 0x00000200, 0x00000000, 0x00011604}
//
// Sign = 0x00011604 & 0x00010000 = 0x00010000
// Precision = 0x00011604 & 0x0000FF00 = 0x1600
// Scale = 0x00011604 & 0x000000FF = 0x04

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019

Reference

TdDecimal Structure
TdDecimal Members