ToString Method (String)

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Converts the value of the current DateTime object to its equivalent string representation using the specified format.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ToString ( _
    format As String _
) As String

public string ToString(
    string format
)

public:
String^ ToString(
    String^ format
)

member ToString : 
        format:string -> string 

public function ToString(
    format : String
) : String

Parameters

• format
  Type: System. . :: . .String
  A standard or custom date and time format string (see Remarks).

Return Value

Type: System. . :: . .String
A string representation of value of the current DateTime object as specified by format.

Remarks

The format parameter should contain either a single format specifier character (see Standard Date and Time Format Strings) or a custom format pattern (see Custom Date and Time Format Strings) that defines the format of the returned string. If format is null Nothing nullptr unit a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or an empty string, the general format specifier, 'G', is used.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

DateTime Structure

ToString Overload

System Namespace