convert a string to a decimal in csharp

main.cs
string str = "10.5"; // string to be converted to decimal
decimal decValue;

// using Decimal.Parse()
decValue = Decimal.Parse(str); // throws exception if string is not a valid decimal value

// using Decimal.TryParse() - returns true if parsing is successful, false otherwise
bool success = Decimal.TryParse(str, out decValue);

if (success)
{
   // value was successfully parsed
}
else
{
   // parsing failed
}
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