StringBuilder.ToString StringBuilder.ToString StringBuilder.ToString StringBuilder.ToString Method

Converts the value of this instance to a String.

public:
 override System::String ^ ToString();

public override string ToString ();

override this.ToString : unit -> string

Public Overrides Function ToString () As String

Returns

Examples

The following example demonstrates calling the ToString method. This example is part of a larger example provided for the StringBuilder class.

// Display the number of characters in the StringBuilder
// and its string.
Console::WriteLine("{0} chars: {1}", sb->Length, sb->ToString());

// Display the number of characters in the StringBuilder and its string.
Console.WriteLine("{0} chars: {1}", sb.Length, sb.ToString());

' Display the number of characters in the StringBuilder and its string.
Console.WriteLine("{0} chars: {1}", sb.Length, sb.ToString())

Remarks

You must call the ToString method to convert the StringBuilder object to a String object before you can pass the string represented by the StringBuilder object to a method that has a String parameter or display it in the user interface.

Converts the value of a substring of this instance to a String.

public:
 System::String ^ ToString(int startIndex, int length);

public string ToString (int startIndex, int length);

override this.ToString : int * int -> string

Public Function ToString (startIndex As Integer, length As Integer) As String

Parameters

Returns

Exceptions

Remarks

You must call the ToString method to convert the StringBuilder object to a String object before you can pass the string represented by the StringBuilder object to a method that has a String parameter or display it in the user interface.