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Char.ToString Method (IFormatProvider)

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Converts the value of this instance to its equivalent string representation using the specified culture-specific format information.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ToString ( _
    provider As IFormatProvider _
) As String

public string ToString(
    IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

Return Value

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

Implements

IConvertible.ToString(IFormatProvider)

Remarks

The provider parameter is ignored; it does not participate in this operation.

Examples

The following example demonstrates an overload of ToString.


Module Example

   Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

      Dim ch As Char
      ch = "a"c
      outputBlock.Text &= ch.ToString() & vbCrLf        ' Output: "a"

      outputBlock.Text &= Char.ToString("b"c) & vbCrLf  ' Output: "b"

   End Sub

End Module

using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      char ch = 'a';
      outputBlock.Text += ch.ToString() + "\n";     // Output: "a"

      outputBlock.Text += Char.ToString('b') + "\n";    // Output: "b"
   }
}

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.