[Mono-bugs] [Bug 36357][Wis] New - Casting of decimal.MaxValue into a double creates strange result.

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Changed by kelk1@hotmail.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=36357

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+Bug#: 36357
+Product: Mono/Class Libraries
+Version: unspecified
+OS: Mandrake 9.0
+OS Details: Cooker
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Wishlist
+Component: System
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: kelk1@hotmail.com               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: Casting of decimal.MaxValue into a double creates strange result.
+
+Please fill in this template when reporting a bug, unless you know what you
+are doing.
+Description of Problem:
+Casting of decimal.MaxValue into a double creates strange result.
+
+Steps to reproduce the problem:
+1. Build and run the following code:
+
+using System ;
+                                                                          
+    class SimpleTypes
+{
+  static void Main()
+  {
+    Console.WriteLine("MaxDecim     = {0}", decimal.MaxValue) ;
+    Console.WriteLine("MaxDecim     = {0}", (double)decimal.MaxValue) ;
+  }
+}
+
+Actual Results:
+MaxDecim     = 79228162514264337593543950335
+MaxDecim     = 1.98070406285661e+28
+
+Expected Results:
+MaxDecim     = 79228162514264337593543950335
+MaxDecim     = 7.92281625142643e+28
+
+How often does this happen? 
+Always
+
+Additional Information:
+mono-0.17
+libgc1-6.1
+
+Less than newbie level, so please forgive me if:
+1. It is a known problem,
+2. I am making something wrong or it is expected behaviour.