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

Knowing that Convert.ToDecimal is the way to go in most cases because it handles NULL, it, however, does not handle empty string very well. So, the following function might help:

'object should be a string or a number
Function ConvertStringToDecimal(ByVal ValueToConvertToDecimal As Object) As Decimal
    If String.IsNullOrEmpty(ValueToConvertToDecimal.ToString) = False Then
        Return Convert.ToDecimal(ValueToConvertToDecimal)
    Else
        Return Convert.ToDecimal(0)
    End If
End Function