static long ToLong(string lNumber)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(lNumber))
throw new Exception("Not a number!");
char[] chars = lNumber.ToCharArray();
long result = 0;
bool isNegative = lNumber[0] == '-';
if (isNegative && lNumber.Length == 1)
throw new Exception("- Is not a number!");
for (int i = (isNegative ? 1:0); i < lNumber.Length; i++)
{
if (!Char.IsDigit(chars[i]))
{
if (chars[i] == '.' && i < lNumber.Length - 1 && Char.IsDigit(chars[i+1]))
{
var firstDigit = chars[i + 1] - 48;
return (isNegative ? -1L:1L) * (result + ((firstDigit < 5) ? 0L : 1L));
}
throw new InvalidCastException($" {lNumber} is not a valid number!");
}
result = result * 10 + ((long)chars[i] - 48L);
}
return (isNegative ? -1L:1L) * result;
}