Converts string to double floating-point number
using System; public class Example { public static void Main() { string value; value = Double.MinValue.ToString(); try { Console.WriteLine(Double.Parse(value)); } catch (OverflowException) { Console.WriteLine("{0} is outside the range of the Double type.", value); } value = Double.MaxValue.ToString(); try { Console.WriteLine(Double.Parse(value)); } catch (OverflowException) { Console.WriteLine("{0} is outside the range of the Double type.", value); } } }