How do I parse a string with a decimal point to a double?

Question

I want to parse a string like \"3.5\" to a double. However,

double.Parse(\"3.5\") 

yields 35 and

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Answer 1

System.Globalization.CultureInfo ci = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;

string _pos = dblstr.Replace(".",
    ci.NumberFormat.NumberDecimalSeparator).Replace(",",
        ci.NumberFormat.NumberDecimalSeparator);

double _dbl = double.Parse(_pos);