Parsing a string to double with-/out using NumberStyles

Question

I am parsing a string number like 100.2543 to a double.

double actualValue = double.Parse(stringToParse, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.NumberFormat);

What is the difference to the same method but not using NumberStyles.Any? Is .Any by default?

double actualValue = double.Parse(stringToParse,CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.NumberFormat);

You can find the differences in MSDN. Why are you asking this, what do you want to get to know? — CodeCaster, Feb 13 '16 at 13:41
Possibly [related question](http://stackoverflow.com/q/1354924/4519059) ;). — shA.t, Feb 13 '16 at 13:42
No, `NumberStyles.Any` is not the default. It can produce unexpected behavior, depending on your culture settings. — Cody Gray - on strike, Feb 13 '16 at 13:48

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 13 '16 at 13:43

What is the difference to the same method but not using NumberStyles.Any? Is .Any by default?

The difference, in your case, does not matter because 100.2543 this is just a natural double. .Any is just for basic double format.

But if it was something like €100.2543, now NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol would fit in this case. And there are other usages of NumberStyles on msdn documentation.

Pretty sure you get the idea, here is for complete documantation link. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.numberstyles(v=vs.110).aspx

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 13 '16 at 13:43

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Did you look in MSDN?

The s parameter is interpreted using a combination of the NumberStyles.Float and NumberStyles.AllowThousands flags.

answered Feb 13 '16 at 13:43

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