# FarPoint.CalcEngine.CalcConvert.TryToDouble

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<h1 id="FarPoint_CalcEngine_CalcConvert_TryToDouble_" data-uid="FarPoint.CalcEngine.CalcConvert.TryToDouble*">TryToDouble Method
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<h4 id="FarPoint_CalcEngine_CalcConvert_TryToDouble_System_Object_System_Double__" data-uid="FarPoint.CalcEngine.CalcConvert.TryToDouble(System.Object,System.Double@)">TryToDouble(object, out double)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Converts the specified value to a double-precision, floating-point number.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static bool TryToDouble(object value, out double number)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function TryToDouble(value As Object, ByRef number As Double) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">value</span></td>
      <td><p>Value to convert</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">number</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>Double-precision, floating-point number equivalent to the specified value</p>
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<h5 class="exceptions">Exceptions</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.invalidcastexception">InvalidCastException</a></td>
      <td><p>Value cannot be converted.</p>
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