[Mono-list] Convert.ToSingle/Convert.ToDouble with empty string succeeds

[Brian Pickles]

Colin,

MS CLR throws a System.FormatException.

Brian

On 3/16/06, Colin JN Breame <colin at breame.net> wrote:
>
> It appears that if you use Convert.ToSingle or Convert.ToDouble on an
> empty
> string, the method succeeds and returns 0.
>
> e.g.
>
> public class test_t {
>         public static void Main() {
>                 System.Console.WriteLine(System.Convert.ToSingle(""));
>         }
> }
>
> $ mcs test.cs && mono test.exe
> 0
>
> I would expect it to throw a System.FormatException like Convert.ToInt32
> .  How
> does this compare to the MS CLR behaviour?  Is this a bug or a feature?
>
> -- Colin
>
> PS. mono 1.1.13.4
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Brian Pickles
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