Convert string to decimal without losing the period

Question

I have a numerical value in a string: 12.50000

When i want to convert that string to decimal using Convert.ToDecimal() it deletes the period and it becomes 1250000 .

Is there a way to stop this? Because the final value is supposed to be 12.5, not 1250000.

Answer 1

private void Test()
{
    var str = "12.50000";
    var y = decimal.TryParse(str, out var x);
    Debug.WriteLine(x);
}

why not using decimal.TryParse?