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ToString Method (String)

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Converts the numeric value of this instance to its equivalent string representation, using the specified format.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ToString ( _
    format As String _
) As String
public string ToString(
    string format
)
public:
String^ ToString(
    String^ format
)
member ToString : 
        format:string -> string 
public function ToString(
    format : String
) : String

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System. . :: . .String
The string representation of the value of this instance as specified by format.

Remarks

The format parameter can be any valid standard numeric format specifier except for "R", as well as any combination of custom numeric format specifiers. If format is null Nothing nullptr unit a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or an empty string (""), the return value of this instance is formatted with the general numeric format specifier ("G").

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See Also

Reference

Int64 Structure

ToString Overload

System Namespace