Console.Write Method

Definition

Writes the text representation of the specified value or values to the standard output stream.

Overloads

Write(String, Object, Object, Object, Object)

Writes the text representation of the specified objects and variable-length parameter list to the standard output stream using the specified format information.

Write(String, Object, Object, Object)

Writes the text representation of the specified objects to the standard output stream using the specified format information.

Write(String, Object, Object)

Writes the text representation of the specified objects to the standard output stream using the specified format information.

Write(String, Object[])

Writes the text representation of the specified array of objects to the standard output stream using the specified format information.

Write(String, Object)

Writes the text representation of the specified object to the standard output stream using the specified format information.

Write(UInt64)

Writes the text representation of the specified 64-bit unsigned integer value to the standard output stream.

Write(UInt32)

Writes the text representation of the specified 32-bit unsigned integer value to the standard output stream.

Write(String)

Writes the specified string value to the standard output stream.

Write(Char[], Int32, Int32)

Writes the specified subarray of Unicode characters to the standard output stream.

Write(Object)

Writes the text representation of the specified object to the standard output stream.

Write(Single)

Writes the text representation of the specified single-precision floating-point value to the standard output stream.

Write(Char)

Writes the specified Unicode character value to the standard output stream.

Write(Char[])

Writes the specified array of Unicode characters to the standard output stream.

Write(Boolean)

Writes the text representation of the specified Boolean value to the standard output stream.

Write(Double)

Writes the text representation of the specified double-precision floating-point value to the standard output stream.

Write(Int32)

Writes the text representation of the specified 32-bit signed integer value to the standard output stream.

Write(Int64)

Writes the text representation of the specified 64-bit signed integer value to the standard output stream.

Write(Decimal)

Writes the text representation of the specified Decimal value to the standard output stream.

Write(String, Object, Object, Object, Object)

Important

This API is not CLS-compliant.

Writes the text representation of the specified objects and variable-length parameter list to the standard output stream using the specified format information.

public:
 static void Write(System::String ^ format, System::Object ^ arg0, System::Object ^ arg1, System::Object ^ arg2, System::Object ^ arg3);
[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public static void Write (string format, object arg0, object arg1, object arg2, object arg3);
public static void Write (string format, object arg0, object arg1, object arg2, object arg3);
[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
static member Write : string * obj * obj * obj * obj -> unit
static member Write : string * obj * obj * obj * obj -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (format As String, arg0 As Object, arg1 As Object, arg2 As Object, arg3 As Object)

Parameters

format
String

A composite format string.

arg0
Object

The first object to write using format.

arg1
Object

The second object to write using format.

arg2
Object

The third object to write using format.

arg3
Object

The fourth object to write using format.

Attributes

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

format is null.

The format specification in format is invalid.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of variable parameters with the Write(String, Object, Object, Object, Object) method. The method is called with a composite format string and five format items.

using namespace System;

//void main(array<System::String ^> ^args)
void main()
{
   DateTime dateRecorded(2009, 6, 15);
   DateTime startTime(1, 1, 1, 0, 30, 0);
   TimeSpan interval(12, 0, 0);

   Double temperature1 = 52.8;
   Double temperature2 = 63.5;
   
   Console::Write("Date: {0:d}:\n   Temperature at {1:t}: {2}\n   Temperature at {3:t}: {4}\n", 
                  dateRecorded, startTime, temperature1, 
                  startTime.Add(interval), temperature2);
    Console::ReadLine();
}
// The example displays the following output:
//      Date: 6/15/2009:
//         Temperature at 12:30 AM: 52.8
//         Temperature at 12:30 PM: 63.5

Remarks

Note

This API is not CLS-compliant. The CLS-compliant alternative is Console.Write(String, Object[]). The C# and Visual Basic compilers automatically resolve a call to this method as a call to Console.Write(String, Object[]).

This method uses the composite formatting feature of .NET to convert the value of an object to its text representation and embed that representation in a string. The resulting string is written to the output stream.

The format parameter consists of zero or more runs of text intermixed with zero or more indexed placeholders, called format items, that correspond to an object in the parameter list of this method. The formatting process replaces each format item with the text representation of the value of the corresponding object.

The syntax of a format item is {index[,alignment][:formatString]}, which specifies a mandatory index, the optional length and alignment of the formatted text, and an optional string of format specifier characters that govern how the value of the corresponding object is formatted.

.NET provides extensive formatting support, which is described in greater detail in the following formatting topics.

Notes to Callers

This method is marked with the vararg keyword, which means that it supports a variable number of parameters. The method can be called from Visual C++, but it cannot be called from C# or Visual Basic code. The C# and Visual Basic compilers resolve calls to Write(String, Object, Object, Object, Object) as calls to Write(String, Object[]).

See also

Applies to

Write(String, Object, Object, Object)

Writes the text representation of the specified objects to the standard output stream using the specified format information.

public:
 static void Write(System::String ^ format, System::Object ^ arg0, System::Object ^ arg1, System::Object ^ arg2);
public static void Write (string format, object? arg0, object? arg1, object? arg2);
public static void Write (string format, object arg0, object arg1, object arg2);
static member Write : string * obj * obj * obj -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (format As String, arg0 As Object, arg1 As Object, arg2 As Object)

Parameters

format
String

A composite format string.

arg0
Object

The first object to write using format.

arg1
Object

The second object to write using format.

arg2
Object

The third object to write using format.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

format is null.

The format specification in format is invalid.

Examples

The following example uses the WriteLine method to demonstrate the standard formatting specifiers for numbers, dates, and enumerations.

// This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
// Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

using namespace System;

public enum class Color {Yellow = 1, Blue, Green};

int main() 
{
    DateTime thisDate = DateTime::Now;
    Console::Clear();

    // Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
    Console::WriteLine("Standard Numeric Format Specifiers");
    Console::WriteLine(
        "(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}\n" +
        "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
        "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}\n" +
        "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}\n" +
        "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
        "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}\n" +
        "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}\n" +
        "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}\n" +
        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
        -123, -123.45f); 

    // Format the current date in various ways.
    Console::WriteLine("Standard DateTime Format Specifiers");
    Console::WriteLine(
        "(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}\n" +
        "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
        "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}\n" +
        "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}\n" +
        "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}\n" +
        "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}\n" +
        "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}\n" +
        "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}\n" +
        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
        "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}\n" +
        "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}\n" +
        "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}\n" +
        "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)\n" +
        "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}\n" +
        "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}\n", 
        thisDate);

    // Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
    Console::WriteLine("Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers");
    Console::WriteLine(
        "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
        "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)\n" +
        "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n", 
        Color::Green);       

};


/*
This code example produces the following results:

Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
(default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85

Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
(d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
(t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
(f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
(F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
(g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
(G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
(default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
(u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
(U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004

Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
(default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
(D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003

*/
// This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
// Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

using System;
class Sample
{
    enum Color {Yellow = 1, Blue, Green};
    static DateTime thisDate = DateTime.Now;

    public static void Main()
    {
        Console.Clear();

        // Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
        Console.WriteLine("Standard Numeric Format Specifiers");
        Console.WriteLine(
            "(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}\n" +
            "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
            "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}\n" +
            "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}\n" +
            "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
            "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
            "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}\n" +
            "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}\n" +
            "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}\n" +
            "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
            -123, -123.45f);

        // Format the current date in various ways.
        Console.WriteLine("Standard DateTime Format Specifiers");
        Console.WriteLine(
            "(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}\n" +
            "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
            "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}\n" +
            "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}\n" +
            "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}\n" +
            "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}\n" +
            "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}\n" +
            "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}\n" +
            "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
            "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}\n" +
            "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}\n" +
            "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}\n" +
            "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)\n" +
            "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}\n" +
            "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}\n",
            thisDate);

        // Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
        Console.WriteLine("Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers");
        Console.WriteLine(
            "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
            "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
            "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)\n" +
            "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
            "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
            Color.Green);
    }
}
/*
This code example produces the following results:

Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
    (default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85

Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
(d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
(t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
(f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
(F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
(g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
(G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
    (default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
(u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
(U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004

Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
    (default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
(D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003

*/
// This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
// Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

open System

type Color = 
    | Yellow = 1
    | Blue = 2
    | Green = 3

let thisDate = DateTime.Now

Console.Clear()

// Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
Console.WriteLine "Standard Numeric Format Specifiers"
Console.WriteLine(
    "(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}\n" +
    "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
    "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}\n" +
    "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}\n" +
    "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
    "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
    "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}\n" +
    "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}\n" +
    "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}\n" +
    "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
    -123, -123.45f)

// Format the current date in various ways.
Console.WriteLine "Standard DateTime Format Specifiers"
Console.WriteLine(
    "(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}\n" +
    "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
    "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}\n" +
    "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}\n" +
    "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}\n" +
    "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}\n" +
    "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}\n" +
    "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}\n" +
    "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
    "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}\n" +
    "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}\n" +
    "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}\n" +
    "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)\n" +
    "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}\n" +
    "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}\n",
    thisDate)

// Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
Console.WriteLine "Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers"
Console.WriteLine(
    "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
    "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
    "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)\n" +
    "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
    "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
    Color.Green)


// This code example produces the following results:
//
// Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
// (C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
// (D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
// (E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
// (F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
// (G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
//     (default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
// (N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
// (P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
// (R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
// (X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85
//
// Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
// (d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
// (D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
// (t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
// (T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
// (f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
// (F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
// (g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
// (G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
//     (default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
// (M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
// (R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
// (s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
// (u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
// (U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
// (Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004
//
// Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
// (G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
//     (default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
// (F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
// (D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
// (X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003
' This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
' Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

Class Sample
   Public Enum Color
      Yellow = 1
      Blue = 2
      Green = 3
   End Enum 'Color
   Private Shared thisDate As DateTime = DateTime.Now
   
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Console.Clear()

      ' Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
      Console.WriteLine("Standard Numeric Format Specifiers")
      Console.WriteLine("(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}" & vbCrLf, _
                        - 123, - 123.45F)

      ' Format the current date in various ways.
      Console.WriteLine("Standard DateTime Format Specifiers")
      Console.WriteLine("(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}" & vbCrLf, _
                        thisDate)

      ' Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
      Console.WriteLine("Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers")
      Console.WriteLine("(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}" & vbCrLf, _
                        Color.Green)
   End Sub
End Class
'
'This code example produces the following results:
'
'Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
'(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
'(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
'(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
'(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
'(G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
'    (default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
'(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
'(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
'(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
'(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85
'
'Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
'(d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
'(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
'(t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
'(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
'(f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
'(F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
'(g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
'(G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
'    (default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
'(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
'(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
'(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
'(u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
'(U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
'(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004
'
'Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
'(G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
'    (default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
'(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
'(D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
'(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003
'

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

This method uses the composite formatting feature of .NET to convert the value of an object to its text representation and embed that representation in a string. The resulting string is written to the output stream.

The format parameter consists of zero or more runs of text intermixed with zero or more indexed placeholders, called format items, that correspond to an object in the parameter list of this method. The formatting process replaces each format item with the text representation of the value of the corresponding object.

The syntax of a format item is {index[,alignment][:formatString]}, which specifies a mandatory index, the optional length and alignment of the formatted text, and an optional string of format specifier characters that govern how the value of the corresponding object is formatted.

.NET provides extensive formatting support, which is described in greater detail in the following formatting topics.

See also

Applies to

Write(String, Object, Object)

Writes the text representation of the specified objects to the standard output stream using the specified format information.

public:
 static void Write(System::String ^ format, System::Object ^ arg0, System::Object ^ arg1);
public static void Write (string format, object? arg0, object? arg1);
public static void Write (string format, object arg0, object arg1);
static member Write : string * obj * obj -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (format As String, arg0 As Object, arg1 As Object)

Parameters

format
String

A composite format string.

arg0
Object

The first object to write using format.

arg1
Object

The second object to write using format.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

format is null.

The format specification in format is invalid.

Examples

The following example uses the WriteLine method to demonstrate the standard formatting specifiers for numbers, dates, and enumerations.

// This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
// Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

using namespace System;

public enum class Color {Yellow = 1, Blue, Green};

int main() 
{
    DateTime thisDate = DateTime::Now;
    Console::Clear();

    // Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
    Console::WriteLine("Standard Numeric Format Specifiers");
    Console::WriteLine(
        "(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}\n" +
        "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
        "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}\n" +
        "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}\n" +
        "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
        "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}\n" +
        "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}\n" +
        "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}\n" +
        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
        -123, -123.45f); 

    // Format the current date in various ways.
    Console::WriteLine("Standard DateTime Format Specifiers");
    Console::WriteLine(
        "(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}\n" +
        "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
        "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}\n" +
        "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}\n" +
        "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}\n" +
        "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}\n" +
        "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}\n" +
        "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}\n" +
        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
        "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}\n" +
        "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}\n" +
        "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}\n" +
        "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)\n" +
        "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}\n" +
        "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}\n", 
        thisDate);

    // Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
    Console::WriteLine("Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers");
    Console::WriteLine(
        "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
        "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)\n" +
        "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n", 
        Color::Green);       

};


/*
This code example produces the following results:

Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
(default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85

Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
(d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
(t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
(f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
(F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
(g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
(G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
(default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
(u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
(U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004

Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
(default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
(D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003

*/
// This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
// Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

using System;
class Sample
{
    enum Color {Yellow = 1, Blue, Green};
    static DateTime thisDate = DateTime.Now;

    public static void Main()
    {
        Console.Clear();

        // Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
        Console.WriteLine("Standard Numeric Format Specifiers");
        Console.WriteLine(
            "(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}\n" +
            "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
            "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}\n" +
            "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}\n" +
            "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
            "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
            "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}\n" +
            "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}\n" +
            "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}\n" +
            "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
            -123, -123.45f);

        // Format the current date in various ways.
        Console.WriteLine("Standard DateTime Format Specifiers");
        Console.WriteLine(
            "(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}\n" +
            "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
            "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}\n" +
            "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}\n" +
            "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}\n" +
            "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}\n" +
            "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}\n" +
            "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}\n" +
            "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
            "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}\n" +
            "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}\n" +
            "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}\n" +
            "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)\n" +
            "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}\n" +
            "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}\n",
            thisDate);

        // Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
        Console.WriteLine("Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers");
        Console.WriteLine(
            "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
            "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
            "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)\n" +
            "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
            "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
            Color.Green);
    }
}
/*
This code example produces the following results:

Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
    (default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85

Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
(d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
(t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
(f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
(F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
(g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
(G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
    (default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
(u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
(U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004

Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
    (default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
(D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003

*/
// This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
// Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

open System

type Color = 
    | Yellow = 1
    | Blue = 2
    | Green = 3

let thisDate = DateTime.Now

Console.Clear()

// Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
Console.WriteLine "Standard Numeric Format Specifiers"
Console.WriteLine(
    "(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}\n" +
    "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
    "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}\n" +
    "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}\n" +
    "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
    "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
    "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}\n" +
    "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}\n" +
    "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}\n" +
    "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
    -123, -123.45f)

// Format the current date in various ways.
Console.WriteLine "Standard DateTime Format Specifiers"
Console.WriteLine(
    "(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}\n" +
    "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
    "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}\n" +
    "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}\n" +
    "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}\n" +
    "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}\n" +
    "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}\n" +
    "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}\n" +
    "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
    "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}\n" +
    "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}\n" +
    "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}\n" +
    "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)\n" +
    "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}\n" +
    "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}\n",
    thisDate)

// Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
Console.WriteLine "Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers"
Console.WriteLine(
    "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
    "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
    "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)\n" +
    "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
    "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
    Color.Green)


// This code example produces the following results:
//
// Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
// (C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
// (D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
// (E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
// (F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
// (G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
//     (default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
// (N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
// (P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
// (R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
// (X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85
//
// Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
// (d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
// (D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
// (t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
// (T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
// (f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
// (F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
// (g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
// (G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
//     (default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
// (M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
// (R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
// (s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
// (u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
// (U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
// (Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004
//
// Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
// (G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
//     (default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
// (F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
// (D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
// (X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003
' This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
' Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

Class Sample
   Public Enum Color
      Yellow = 1
      Blue = 2
      Green = 3
   End Enum 'Color
   Private Shared thisDate As DateTime = DateTime.Now
   
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Console.Clear()

      ' Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
      Console.WriteLine("Standard Numeric Format Specifiers")
      Console.WriteLine("(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}" & vbCrLf, _
                        - 123, - 123.45F)

      ' Format the current date in various ways.
      Console.WriteLine("Standard DateTime Format Specifiers")
      Console.WriteLine("(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}" & vbCrLf, _
                        thisDate)

      ' Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
      Console.WriteLine("Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers")
      Console.WriteLine("(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}" & vbCrLf, _
                        Color.Green)
   End Sub
End Class
'
'This code example produces the following results:
'
'Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
'(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
'(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
'(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
'(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
'(G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
'    (default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
'(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
'(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
'(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
'(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85
'
'Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
'(d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
'(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
'(t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
'(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
'(f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
'(F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
'(g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
'(G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
'    (default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
'(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
'(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
'(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
'(u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
'(U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
'(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004
'
'Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
'(G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
'    (default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
'(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
'(D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
'(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003
'

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

This method uses the composite formatting feature of .NET to convert the value of an object to its text representation and embed that representation in a string. The resulting string is written to the output stream.

The format parameter consists of zero or more runs of text intermixed with zero or more indexed placeholders, called format items, that correspond to an object in the parameter list of this method. The formatting process replaces each format item with the text representation of the value of the corresponding object.

The syntax of a format item is {index[,alignment][:formatString]}, which specifies a mandatory index, the optional length and alignment of the formatted text, and an optional string of format specifier characters that govern how the value of the corresponding object is formatted.

.NET provides extensive formatting support, which is described in greater detail in the following formatting topics.

See also

Applies to

Write(String, Object[])

Writes the text representation of the specified array of objects to the standard output stream using the specified format information.

public:
 static void Write(System::String ^ format, ... cli::array <System::Object ^> ^ arg);
public static void Write (string format, params object?[]? arg);
public static void Write (string format, params object[] arg);
static member Write : string * obj[] -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (format As String, ParamArray arg As Object())

Parameters

format
String

A composite format string.

arg
Object[]

An array of objects to write using format.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

format or arg is null.

The format specification in format is invalid.

Examples

The following example defines a Person class with a number of properties that provide information about a person. Its GetDescription method returns an array that contains all of the property values except one. The example then uses the array returned by the GetDescription method to display the values of the Person object.

using System;

public class Person
{
   public String Name { get; set; }
   public DateTime BirthDate  { get; set; }
   public Double Height { get; set; }
   public Double Weight { get; set; }
   public Char Gender { get; set; }
   public String Remarks { get; set; }

   public object[] GetDescription()
   {
      return new object[] { Name, Gender, Height, Weight, BirthDate};
   }
}

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      var p1 = new Person() { Name = "John", Gender = 'M',
                              BirthDate = new DateTime(1992, 5, 10),
                              Height = 73.5, Weight = 207 };
      p1.Remarks = "Client since 1/3/2012";
      Console.Write("{0}: {1}, born {4:d}  Height {2} inches, Weight {3} lbs  ",
                    p1.GetDescription());
      if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(p1.Remarks))
         Console.WriteLine();
      else
         Console.WriteLine("{1}Remarks: {0}", p1.Remarks,
                           Console.CursorLeft + p1.Remarks.Length + 10 > Console.WindowWidth ?
                              "\n   " : "");
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    John: M, born 5/10/1992  Height 73.5 inches, Weight 207 lbs  Remarks: Client since 1/3/2012
open System

type Person =
    { Name: string
      BirthDate: DateOnly
      Height: double
      Weight: double
      Gender: char
      Remarks: string }

    member this.GetDescription(): obj [] =
        [| this.Name; this.Gender; this.Height; this.Weight; this.BirthDate |]

let p1 = 
    { Name = "John"
      Gender = 'M'
      BirthDate = DateOnly(1992, 5, 10)
      Height = 73.5
      Weight = 207
      Remarks = "Client since 1/3/2012" }

Console.Write("{0}: {1}, born {4:d}  Height {2} inches, Weight {3} lbs  ", p1.GetDescription())

if String.IsNullOrEmpty p1.Remarks then
    Console.WriteLine()
else
    Console.WriteLine $"""{if Console.CursorLeft + p1.Remarks.Length + 10 > Console.WindowWidth then "\n   " else ""}Remarks: {p1.Remarks}"""


// The example displays the following output:
//    John: M, born 5/10/1992  Height 73.5 inches, Weight 207 lbs  Remarks: Client since 1/3/2012
Public Class Person
   Public Property Name As String
   Public Property BirthDate As DateTime
   Public Property Height As Double
   Public Property Weight As Double
   Public Property Gender As Char
   Public Property Remarks As String
   
   Public Function GetDescription() As Object()
      Return { Name, Gender, Height, Weight, BirthDate}
   End Function
End Class

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim p1 As New Person() With { .Name = "John", .Gender = "M"c,
                                    .BirthDate = New DateTime(1992, 5, 10), 
                                    .Height = 73.5, .Weight = 207 }
      p1.Remarks = "Client since 1/3/2012"
      Console.Write("{0}: {1}, born {4:d}  Height {2} inches, Weight {3} lbs  ", 
                    p1.GetDescription())
      If String.IsNullOrEmpty(p1.Remarks) Then
         Console.WriteLine()
      Else
         Console.WriteLine("{1}Remarks: {0}", p1.Remarks,
                           If(Console.CursorLeft + p1.Remarks.Length + 10 > Console.WindowWidth,
                              vbCrLf + "   ", ""))
      End If   
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'   John: M, born 5/10/1992  Height 73.5 inches, Weight 207 lbs  Remarks: Client since 1/3/2012

Note that the example calls the Write(String, Object[]) method rather than the WriteLine(String, Object[]) method because it attempts to display the value of the Person.Remarks property on the same line. To do this, it examines the value of the CursorLeft and WindowWidth properties to determine whether there is enough space for the remark to fit. If there is, it displays the line. If not, it writes a line, indents three spaces, and displays the remark.

The following example is identical to the first, except that it supplies a five-item list as the arg argument instead of a parameter array.

using System;

public class Person
{
   public String Name { get; set; }
   public DateTime BirthDate  { get; set; }
   public Double Height { get; set; }
   public Double Weight { get; set; }
   public Char Gender { get; set; }
   public String Remarks { get; set; }

   public object[] GetDescription()
   {
      return new object[] { Name, Gender, Height, Weight, BirthDate};
   }
}

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      var p1 = new Person() { Name = "John", Gender = 'M',
                              BirthDate = new DateTime(1992, 5, 10),
                              Height = 73.5, Weight = 207 };
      p1.Remarks = "Client since 1/3/2012";
      Console.Write("{0}: {1}, born {2:d}  Height {3} inches, Weight {4} lbs  ",
                    p1.Name, p1.Gender, p1.BirthDate, p1.Height, p1.Weight);
      if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(p1.Remarks))
         Console.WriteLine();
      else
         Console.WriteLine("{1}Remarks: {0}", p1.Remarks,
                           Console.CursorLeft + p1.Remarks.Length + 10 > Console.WindowWidth ?
                              "\n   " : "");
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    John: M, born 5/10/1992  Height 73.5 inches, Weight 207 lbs  Remarks: Client since 1/3/2012
open System

type Person =
    { Name: string
      BirthDate: DateOnly
      Height: double
      Weight: double
      Gender: char
      Remarks: string }

    member this.GetDescription(): obj [] =
        [| this.Name; this.Gender; this.Height; this.Weight; this.BirthDate |]

let p1 = 
    { Name = "John"
      Gender = 'M'
      BirthDate = DateOnly(1992, 5, 10)
      Height = 73.5
      Weight = 207 
      Remarks = "Client since 1/3/2012" }

printf $"{p1.Name}: {p1.Gender}, born {p1.BirthDate:d}  Height {p1.Height} inches, Weight {p1.Weight} lbs  "
if String.IsNullOrEmpty p1.Remarks then
    Console.WriteLine()
else
    Console.WriteLine $"""{if Console.CursorLeft + p1.Remarks.Length + 10 > Console.WindowWidth then "\n   " else ""}Remarks: {p1.Remarks}"""


// The example displays the following output:
//    John: M, born 5/10/1992  Height 73.5 inches, Weight 207 lbs  Remarks: Client since 1/3/2012
Public Class Person
   Public Property Name As String
   Public Property BirthDate As DateTime
   Public Property Height As Double
   Public Property Weight As Double
   Public Property Gender As Char
   Public Property Remarks As String
   
   Public Function GetDescription() As Object()
      Return { Name, Gender, Height, Weight, BirthDate}
   End Function
End Class

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim p1 As New Person() With { .Name = "John", .Gender = "M"c,
                                    .BirthDate = New DateTime(1992, 5, 10), 
                                    .Height = 73.5, .Weight = 207 }
      p1.Remarks = "Client since 1/3/2012"
      Console.Write("{0}: {1}, born {2:d}  Height {3} inches, Weight {4} lbs  ", 
                    p1.Name, p1.Gender, p1.BirthDate, p1.Height, p1.Weight)
      If String.IsNullOrEmpty(p1.Remarks) Then
         Console.WriteLine()
      Else
         Console.WriteLine("{1}Remarks: {0}", p1.Remarks,
                           If(Console.CursorLeft + p1.Remarks.Length + 10 > Console.WindowWidth,
                              vbCrLf + "   ", ""))
      End If   
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'   John: M, born 5/10/1992  Height 73.5 inches, Weight 207 lbs  Remarks: Client since 1/3/2012

Remarks

This method uses the composite formatting feature of .NET to convert the value of an object to its text representation and embed that representation in a string. The resulting string is written to the output stream.

The format parameter consists of zero or more runs of text intermixed with zero or more indexed placeholders, called format items, that correspond to an object in the parameter list of this method. The formatting process replaces each format item with the text representation of the value of the corresponding object.

The syntax of a format item is {index[,alignment][:formatString]}, which specifies a mandatory index, the optional length and alignment of the formatted text, and an optional string of format specifier characters that govern how the value of the corresponding object is formatted.

.NET provides extensive formatting support, which is described in greater detail in the following formatting topics.

The arg parameter is a parameter array. Arguments can be passed to the method either as an array or as list of five or more items. The examples illustrate both forms of method call.

Notes to Callers

This method is not called by C++ code. The C++ compiler resolves calls to System.Console.Write that include a string and a list of four or more object parameters as a call to Write(String, Object, Object, Object, Object). It resolves calls to System.Console.Write that include a string and an object array as a call to Write(String, Object).

See also

Applies to

Write(String, Object)

Writes the text representation of the specified object to the standard output stream using the specified format information.

public:
 static void Write(System::String ^ format, System::Object ^ arg0);
public static void Write (string format, object? arg0);
public static void Write (string format, object arg0);
static member Write : string * obj -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (format As String, arg0 As Object)

Parameters

format
String

A composite format string.

arg0
Object

An object to write using format.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

format is null.

The format specification in format is invalid.

Examples

The following example uses the WriteLine method to demonstrate the standard formatting specifiers for numbers, dates, and enumerations.

// This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
// Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

using namespace System;

public enum class Color {Yellow = 1, Blue, Green};

int main() 
{
    DateTime thisDate = DateTime::Now;
    Console::Clear();

    // Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
    Console::WriteLine("Standard Numeric Format Specifiers");
    Console::WriteLine(
        "(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}\n" +
        "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
        "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}\n" +
        "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}\n" +
        "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
        "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}\n" +
        "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}\n" +
        "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}\n" +
        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
        -123, -123.45f); 

    // Format the current date in various ways.
    Console::WriteLine("Standard DateTime Format Specifiers");
    Console::WriteLine(
        "(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}\n" +
        "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
        "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}\n" +
        "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}\n" +
        "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}\n" +
        "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}\n" +
        "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}\n" +
        "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}\n" +
        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
        "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}\n" +
        "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}\n" +
        "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}\n" +
        "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)\n" +
        "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}\n" +
        "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}\n", 
        thisDate);

    // Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
    Console::WriteLine("Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers");
    Console::WriteLine(
        "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
        "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)\n" +
        "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n", 
        Color::Green);       

};


/*
This code example produces the following results:

Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
(default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85

Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
(d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
(t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
(f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
(F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
(g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
(G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
(default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
(u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
(U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004

Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
(default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
(D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003

*/
// This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
// Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

using System;
class Sample
{
    enum Color {Yellow = 1, Blue, Green};
    static DateTime thisDate = DateTime.Now;

    public static void Main()
    {
        Console.Clear();

        // Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
        Console.WriteLine("Standard Numeric Format Specifiers");
        Console.WriteLine(
            "(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}\n" +
            "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
            "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}\n" +
            "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}\n" +
            "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
            "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
            "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}\n" +
            "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}\n" +
            "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}\n" +
            "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
            -123, -123.45f);

        // Format the current date in various ways.
        Console.WriteLine("Standard DateTime Format Specifiers");
        Console.WriteLine(
            "(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}\n" +
            "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
            "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}\n" +
            "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}\n" +
            "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}\n" +
            "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}\n" +
            "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}\n" +
            "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}\n" +
            "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
            "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}\n" +
            "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}\n" +
            "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}\n" +
            "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)\n" +
            "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}\n" +
            "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}\n",
            thisDate);

        // Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
        Console.WriteLine("Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers");
        Console.WriteLine(
            "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
            "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
            "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)\n" +
            "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
            "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
            Color.Green);
    }
}
/*
This code example produces the following results:

Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
    (default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85

Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
(d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
(t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
(f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
(F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
(g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
(G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
    (default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
(u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
(U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004

Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
(G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
    (default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
(D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003

*/
// This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
// Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

open System

type Color = 
    | Yellow = 1
    | Blue = 2
    | Green = 3

let thisDate = DateTime.Now

Console.Clear()

// Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
Console.WriteLine "Standard Numeric Format Specifiers"
Console.WriteLine(
    "(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}\n" +
    "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
    "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}\n" +
    "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}\n" +
    "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
    "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
    "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}\n" +
    "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}\n" +
    "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}\n" +
    "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
    -123, -123.45f)

// Format the current date in various ways.
Console.WriteLine "Standard DateTime Format Specifiers"
Console.WriteLine(
    "(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}\n" +
    "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
    "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}\n" +
    "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}\n" +
    "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}\n" +
    "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}\n" +
    "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}\n" +
    "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}\n" +
    "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
    "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}\n" +
    "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}\n" +
    "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}\n" +
    "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)\n" +
    "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}\n" +
    "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}\n",
    thisDate)

// Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
Console.WriteLine "Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers"
Console.WriteLine(
    "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}\n" +
    "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')\n" +
    "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)\n" +
    "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}\n" +
    "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}\n",
    Color.Green)


// This code example produces the following results:
//
// Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
// (C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
// (D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
// (E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
// (F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
// (G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
//     (default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
// (N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
// (P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
// (R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
// (X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85
//
// Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
// (d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
// (D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
// (t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
// (T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
// (f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
// (F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
// (g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
// (G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
//     (default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
// (M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
// (R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
// (s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
// (u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
// (U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
// (Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004
//
// Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
// (G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
//     (default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
// (F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
// (D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
// (X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003
' This code example demonstrates the Console.WriteLine() method.
' Formatting for this example uses the "en-US" culture.

Class Sample
   Public Enum Color
      Yellow = 1
      Blue = 2
      Green = 3
   End Enum 'Color
   Private Shared thisDate As DateTime = DateTime.Now
   
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Console.Clear()

      ' Format a negative integer or floating-point number in various ways.
      Console.WriteLine("Standard Numeric Format Specifiers")
      Console.WriteLine("(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . {0:C}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . {0:D}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . {1:E}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . {1:F}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . {0:N}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . {1:P}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . {1:R}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}" & vbCrLf, _
                        - 123, - 123.45F)

      ' Format the current date in various ways.
      Console.WriteLine("Standard DateTime Format Specifiers")
      Console.WriteLine("(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(t) Short time: . . . . . . . {0:t}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . {0:T}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(f) Full date/short time: . . {0:f}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(F) Full date/long time:. . . {0:F}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(g) General date/short time:. {0:g}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(G) General date/long time: . {0:G}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . {0:M}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . {0:R}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . {0:Y}" & vbCrLf, _
                        thisDate)

      ' Format a Color enumeration value in various ways.
      Console.WriteLine("Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers")
      Console.WriteLine("(G) General:. . . . . . . . . {0:G}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "    (default):. . . . . . . . {0} (default = 'G')" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . {0:F} (flags or integer)" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(D) Decimal number: . . . . . {0:D}" & vbCrLf & _
                        "(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . {0:X}" & vbCrLf, _
                        Color.Green)
   End Sub
End Class
'
'This code example produces the following results:
'
'Standard Numeric Format Specifiers
'(C) Currency: . . . . . . . . ($123.00)
'(D) Decimal:. . . . . . . . . -123
'(E) Scientific: . . . . . . . -1.234500E+002
'(F) Fixed point:. . . . . . . -123.45
'(G) General:. . . . . . . . . -123
'    (default):. . . . . . . . -123 (default = 'G')
'(N) Number: . . . . . . . . . -123.00
'(P) Percent:. . . . . . . . . -12,345.00 %
'(R) Round-trip: . . . . . . . -123.45
'(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . FFFFFF85
'
'Standard DateTime Format Specifiers
'(d) Short date: . . . . . . . 6/26/2004
'(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . Saturday, June 26, 2004
'(t) Short time: . . . . . . . 8:11 PM
'(T) Long time:. . . . . . . . 8:11:04 PM
'(f) Full date/short time: . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11 PM
'(F) Full date/long time:. . . Saturday, June 26, 2004 8:11:04 PM
'(g) General date/short time:. 6/26/2004 8:11 PM
'(G) General date/long time: . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM
'    (default):. . . . . . . . 6/26/2004 8:11:04 PM (default = 'G')
'(M) Month:. . . . . . . . . . June 26
'(R) RFC1123:. . . . . . . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:11:04 GMT
'(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . 2004-06-26T20:11:04
'(u) Universal sortable: . . . 2004-06-26 20:11:04Z (invariant)
'(U) Universal full date/time: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11:04 AM
'(Y) Year: . . . . . . . . . . June, 2004
'
'Standard Enumeration Format Specifiers
'(G) General:. . . . . . . . . Green
'    (default):. . . . . . . . Green (default = 'G')
'(F) Flags:. . . . . . . . . . Green (flags or integer)
'(D) Decimal number: . . . . . 3
'(X) Hexadecimal:. . . . . . . 00000003
'

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

This method uses the composite formatting feature of the .NET to convert the value of an object to its text representation and embed that representation in a string. The resulting string is written to the output stream.

The format parameter consists of zero or more runs of text intermixed with zero or more indexed placeholders, called format items, that correspond to an object in the parameter list of this method. The formatting process replaces each format item with the text representation of the value of the corresponding object.

The syntax of a format item is {index[,alignment][:formatString]}, which specifies a mandatory index, the optional length and alignment of the formatted text, and an optional string of format specifier characters that govern how the value of the corresponding object is formatted.

.NET provides extensive formatting support, which is described in greater detail in the following formatting topics.

See also

Applies to

Write(UInt64)

Important

This API is not CLS-compliant.

Writes the text representation of the specified 64-bit unsigned integer value to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(System::UInt64 value);
[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public static void Write (ulong value);
[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
static member Write : uint64 -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As ULong)

Parameters

value
UInt64

The value to write.

Attributes

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The text representation of value is produced by calling the UInt64.ToString method.

See also

Applies to

Write(UInt32)

Important

This API is not CLS-compliant.

Writes the text representation of the specified 32-bit unsigned integer value to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(System::UInt32 value);
[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public static void Write (uint value);
[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
static member Write : uint32 -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As UInteger)

Parameters

value
UInt32

The value to write.

Attributes

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The text representation of value is produced by calling the UInt32.ToString method.

See also

Applies to

Write(String)

Writes the specified string value to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(System::String ^ value);
public static void Write (string? value);
public static void Write (string value);
static member Write : string -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As String)

Parameters

value
String

The value to write.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

If value is null, nothing is written to the standard output stream.

See also

Applies to

Write(Char[], Int32, Int32)

Writes the specified subarray of Unicode characters to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(cli::array <char> ^ buffer, int index, int count);
public static void Write (char[] buffer, int index, int count);
static member Write : char[] * int * int -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (buffer As Char(), index As Integer, count As Integer)

Parameters

buffer
Char[]

An array of Unicode characters.

index
Int32

The starting position in buffer.

count
Int32

The number of characters to write.

Exceptions

buffer is null.

index or count is less than zero.

index plus count specify a position that is not within buffer.

An I/O error occurred.

Remarks

This method writes count characters starting at position index of buffer to the standard output stream.

See also

Applies to

Write(Object)

Writes the text representation of the specified object to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(System::Object ^ value);
public static void Write (object? value);
public static void Write (object value);
static member Write : obj -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As Object)

Parameters

value
Object

The value to write, or null.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

If value is null, nothing is written and no exception is thrown. Otherwise, the ToString method of value is called to produce its string representation, and the resulting string is written to the standard output stream.

See also

Applies to

Write(Single)

Writes the text representation of the specified single-precision floating-point value to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(float value);
public static void Write (float value);
static member Write : single -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As Single)

Parameters

value
Single

The value to write.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The text representation of value is produced by calling the Single.ToString method.

See also

Applies to

Write(Char)

Writes the specified Unicode character value to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(char value);
public static void Write (char value);
static member Write : char -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As Char)

Parameters

value
Char

The value to write.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

See also

Applies to

Write(Char[])

Writes the specified array of Unicode characters to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(cli::array <char> ^ buffer);
public static void Write (char[]? buffer);
public static void Write (char[] buffer);
static member Write : char[] -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (buffer As Char())

Parameters

buffer
Char[]

A Unicode character array.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

See also

Applies to

Write(Boolean)

Writes the text representation of the specified Boolean value to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(bool value);
public static void Write (bool value);
static member Write : bool -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As Boolean)

Parameters

value
Boolean

The value to write.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The text representation of value is produced by calling Boolean.ToString, which outputs either Boolean.TrueString or Boolean.FalseString.

See also

Applies to

Write(Double)

Writes the text representation of the specified double-precision floating-point value to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(double value);
public static void Write (double value);
static member Write : double -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As Double)

Parameters

value
Double

The value to write.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The text representation of value is produced by calling the Double.ToString method.

See also

Applies to

Write(Int32)

Writes the text representation of the specified 32-bit signed integer value to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(int value);
public static void Write (int value);
static member Write : int -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As Integer)

Parameters

value
Int32

The value to write.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The text representation of value is produced by calling the Int32.ToString method.

See also

Applies to

Write(Int64)

Writes the text representation of the specified 64-bit signed integer value to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(long value);
public static void Write (long value);
static member Write : int64 -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As Long)

Parameters

value
Int64

The value to write.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The text representation of value is produced by calling the Int64.ToString method.

See also

Applies to

Write(Decimal)

Writes the text representation of the specified Decimal value to the standard output stream.

public:
 static void Write(System::Decimal value);
public static void Write (decimal value);
static member Write : decimal -> unit
Public Shared Sub Write (value As Decimal)

Parameters

value
Decimal

The value to write.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the Write method.

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );
         
         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}
public class FormatConverter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null)
        {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach (var item in fields)
            {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');

                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                bool itemBool;
                if (Boolean.TryParse(item, out itemBool))
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool));
                else
                    Console.Write(item);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
let mutable lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
while lineInput <> null do
    let fields = lineInput.Split '\t'
    let mutable isFirstField = true

    for item in fields do
        if isFirstField then
            isFirstField <- false
        else
            Console.Write ','

        // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
        match Boolean.TryParse item with 
        | true, itemBool ->
            Console.Write(Convert.ToByte itemBool)
        | _ ->
            Console.Write item
    Console.WriteLine()
Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields As String() = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         For Each item As String In fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Dim itemBool As Boolean
            If Boolean.TryParse(item, itemBool)
                Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(itemBool))
            Else
                Console.Write(item)
            End If
         Next
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The text representation of value is produced by calling Decimal.ToString.

See also

Applies to