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ToString Method

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Returns a string representation of the value of this instance in registry format.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function ToString As String
public override string ToString()
public:
virtual String^ ToString() override
abstract ToString : unit -> string 
override ToString : unit -> string 
public override function ToString() : String

Return Value

Type: System. . :: . .String
The value of this Guid, formatted by using the "D" format specifier as follows:
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
where the value of the GUID is represented as a series of lowercase hexadecimal digits in groups of 8, 4, 4, 4, and 12 digits and separated by hyphens. An example of a return value is "382c74c3-721d-4f34-80e5-57657b6cbc27".

Remarks

This method provides a default GUID format that is sufficient for typical use; however, other versions of this method that take a format parameter provide a few common format variations.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Guid Structure

System Namespace