Convert the string to its Decimal equivalent in CSharp

/*from ww w . jav  a2 s  .  c  o m*/
using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Threading;

class DecimalFieldsDemo
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        decimal number;
        CultureInfo culture = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

        try
        {
            number = Decimal.Parse("1.1", culture.NumberFormat);
            Console.WriteLine(number);
        }
        catch (FormatException)
        {
            return;
        }
        catch (Exception)
        {
            return;
        }
    }
}