Convert currency to decimal in VB.NET

Question

I need to convert text in currency format to decimal format.

Example: US$12,500.50 -> 12500.50

That text is into a textbox. I used the formatCurrency() function, but I need to get the original text (decimal format).

How can I do this?

Answer 1

I don't know for sure about this, but you can give it a try:

Dim NewString As String = Replace(Replace(TextBox1.Text, "US$", ""), ",", "")
Dim Currency As Decimal = CDec(NewString)

'Just to check if it works.
MessageBox.Show(Currency)