DataObjectIdentifierConverter.ConvertToString Method (String, array<Object , DataObjectIdentifierFormat)

Converts a set of identifier parts into a formatted string identifier, using the specified formatting option.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ConvertToString ( _
    typeName As String, _
    identifier As Object(), _
    format As DataObjectIdentifierFormat _
) As String

public string ConvertToString(
    string typeName,
    Object[] identifier,
    DataObjectIdentifierFormat format
)

public:
virtual String^ ConvertToString(
    String^ typeName, 
    array<Object^>^ identifier, 
    DataObjectIdentifierFormat format
) sealed

abstract ConvertToString : 
        typeName:string * 
        identifier:Object[] * 
        format:DataObjectIdentifierFormat -> string  
override ConvertToString : 
        typeName:string * 
        identifier:Object[] * 
        format:DataObjectIdentifierFormat -> string

public final function ConvertToString(
    typeName : String, 
    identifier : Object[], 
    format : DataObjectIdentifierFormat
) : String

Parameters

• typeName
  Type: System.String

  The name of a data object type.

• identifier
  Type: array<System.Object[]

  An array containing a set of identifier parts for a specified object.

• format
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.DataObjectIdentifierFormat

  A value from the enumeration DataObjectIdentifierFormat indicating the format of the string.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A string representation made up from the identifier parts and formatted as indicated by the specified formatting option.

Implements

IVsDataObjectIdentifierConverter.ConvertToString(String, array<Object[], DataObjectIdentifierFormat)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The typeName parameter is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The base implementation makes calls into the FormatPart and BuildString methods, which carry out smaller parts of the operation.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

DataObjectIdentifierConverter Class

ConvertToString Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework Namespace

DataObjectIdentifierFormat