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ToString Method

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Formats the value of the current instance using the specified format.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function ToString ( _
    format As String, _
    formatProvider As IFormatProvider _
) As String

string ToString(
    string format,
    IFormatProvider formatProvider
)

String^ ToString(
    String^ format, 
    IFormatProvider^ formatProvider
)

abstract ToString : 
        format:string * 
        formatProvider:IFormatProvider -> string 

function ToString(
    format : String, 
    formatProvider : IFormatProvider
) : String

Parameters

  • format
    Type: System. . :: . .String
    The format to use.
    -or-
    A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) to use the default format defined for the type of the IFormattable implementation.
  • formatProvider
    Type: System. . :: . .IFormatProvider
    The provider to use to format the value.
    -or-
    A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) to obtain the numeric format information from the current locale setting of the operating system.

Return Value

Type: System. . :: . .String
The value of the current instance in the specified format.

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See Also

Reference

IFormattable Interface

System Namespace