can not apply operator * to operand of type decimal and double

Question

Hi I need to apply a discount of 5.2% on a product.I have tryed doing something like this:

decimal BasePrice {get;set;}
decimal Discount = (BasePrice * 5.2)          


        

Answer 1

Use

decimal Discount = (BasePrice * 5.2m) / 100;

Otherwise, 5.2 will be treated as a double.

From MSDN:

If you want a numeric real literal to be treated as decimal, use the suffix m or M