CurrencyConverter.TryGetExchangeRate Method (String, String, Int32, Decimal)

Calculates exchange rate for conversion from one currency to another. Example: if 1 USD = 16 CZK then this method returns 1/16 = 0.0625 for conversion from USD to CZK. All exceptions are logged into event log.

Namespace: CMS.Ecommerce
Assembly: CMS.Ecommerce (in CMS.Ecommerce.dll) Version: 10.0.0

Syntax

public static bool TryGetExchangeRate(
	string fromCurrencyCode,
	string toCurrencyCode,
	int siteID,
	ref decimal rate
)

Parameters

fromCurrencyCode

Type: System.String
Code of currency in which amount is expressed, e.g. USD, EUR.

toCurrencyCode

Type: System.String
Code of currency to convert amount to, e.g. USD, EUR.

siteID

Type: System.Int32
ID of the site for which the rate is calculated.

rate

Type: System.Decimal
When this method returns, contains exchange rate from one currency to another currency on specific site.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
True if exchange rate was obtained successfully; otherwise, false.