Why does Double.Parse(Double.MaxValue.ToString()) not work? [Anthony Moore]

Why does Double.Parse(Double.MaxValue.ToString()) not work? [Anthony Moore]http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2006/05/24/598169.aspxSystem.Double and System.Single are have inexact precision of decimal digits because internally they are a floating point binary number. As such, beyond a certain number of significant digits, their decimal representation becomes approximate. The standarden-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)Interesting Finds: May 24, 2006 PM editionhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2006/05/24/598169.aspx#606587Thu, 25 May 2006 03:13:09 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:606587Jason Haley<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=606587" width="1" height="1">