Why does float.parse return wrong value?

Question

I have a problem. when I parse a string like "0.005" to float or double, it works fine on my computer, but when i install my program to my client's computer, it returns 5. (both my computer and my client's computer are using Windows 7 x64). Here are my examples

public float getFloat()
    {
        float mn = float.Parse("0.005");
        double mn2 = Convert.ToDouble("0.005");
        return mn;
    }

Behah

Are you guys using the same culture in your machines? . is not the decimal separator in every culture. Edit: In PT-BR, for example, 0.005 IS 5. – Landwaiter

that's an interesting broblem you have there. – Bendwise

Yes, the problem is almost definitely that your client's computer is set to use "." as a thousands separator rather than a decimal point, as @Renan alludes to. – Nabors

Answer 1

It could be problem with system culture settings. Try this:

float.Parse("0.005", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

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