Difference between Convert.ToDecimal(string) & Decimal.Parse(string)

Question

What is the difference in C# between Convert.ToDecimal(string) and Decimal.Parse(string)?

In what scenarios would you use one over the othe

Answer 1

Convert.ToDecimal apparently does not always return 0. In my linq statement

var query = from c in dc.DataContext.vw_WebOrders
select new CisStoreData()
{
       Discount = Convert.ToDecimal(c.Discount)
};

Discount is still null after converting from a Decimal? that is null. However, outside a Linq statement, I do get a 0 for the same conversion. Frustrating and annoying.