Helper: Convert Decimal to a Double 
Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 10:23 PM
Q: I want to use a Track-Bar to change a Form's opacity.

This is my code:

decimal trans = trackBar1.Value / 5000;
this.Opacity = trans;
When I build the application, it gives the following error:

Cannot implicitly convert type decimal to double
I have tried using trans and double but then the Control doesn't work. This code worked fine in a past VB.NET project.

A: An explicit cast to double like this isn't necessary:

double trans = (double) trackBar1.Value / 5000.0;
Identifying the constant as 5000.0 (or as 5000d) is sufficient:

double trans = trackBar1.Value / 5000.0;
double trans = trackBar1.Value / 5000d;


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