microsoft/healthcare-shared-components

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using System;

namespace Microsoft.Health.Core.Extensions;

public static class DecimalExtensions
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Get a decimal for use as a precision modifier of 1/2 the next decimal point.
    /// Given a value of 1 the decimal .5 is returned. Given a value of 100.00 the decimal .005 is returned.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="d">The decimal to modify.</param>
    /// <returns>The value to modify the decimal by.</returns>
    public static decimal GetPrescisionModifier(this decimal d)
    {
        // http://csharpindepth.com/Articles/General/Decimal.aspx
        // Exponents are stored in the third byte of the fourth integer
        var digitsBehindDecimal = BitConverter.GetBytes(decimal.GetBits(d)[3])[2];

        // Exponents are limited to 28 decimal digits in most cases, so we can't modify the value further
        if (digitsBehindDecimal >= 28)
        {
            return 0;
        }

        // We want to create a decimal value that has the value of 5 one decimal digit further from 0
        return new decimal(5, 0, 0, false, (byte)(digitsBehindDecimal + 1));
    }
}