converting string to float gives an error [duplicate] - c#

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I want to convert a value from string to float in c#. the value definitely has precision(I mean .00 or .67 in this example. I don't know the word in English for sure) like "120.00" , "233.67"
and this is what I do for doing that
float existingValue = float.Parse(param[1].ToString());
param[1] contains the string value
but gives me error :
'Input string was not in a correct format.'
If I change the value from "120.00" to "120" it works fine
what is the problem for that?

You should use an overload of float.Parse method. Specify IFormatProvider as an argument (e. g. CultureInfo.InvariantCulture or a specifc one) or NumberStyles.

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I am writing a program to get data from microcontroller to PC. The data is in float format. I tried to convert the string into float using Convert.ToSingle(string), but the conversion result is wrong:
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