Input string was not in a correct format #2

Question

double temp;
temp = (double)Convert.ToDouble(\"1234.5678\");

Hey Lads and Ladies, I can\'t for the life of me figure out why the above line isn\'t

Answer 1

I recommend you use TryParse instead, so you don't need to handle parsing exceptions.

double temp = 0;
if (double.TryParse("123.456", out temp)
{
    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Parsed temp: {0}", temp);
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("Input value was not able to be parsed.");
}