Version.ToString Method

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Converts the value of the current Version object to its equivalent String representation.

Overloads

ToString()	Converts the value of the current Version object to its equivalent String representation.
ToString(Int32)	Converts the value of the current Version object to its equivalent String representation. A specified count indicates the number of components to return.

ToString()

Source:

Version.cs

Converts the value of the current Version object to its equivalent String representation.

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

public override string ToString ();

override this.ToString : unit -> string

Public Overrides Function ToString () As String

Returns

String

The String representation of the values of the major, minor, build, and revision components of the current Version object, as depicted in the following format. Each component is separated by a period character ('.'). Square brackets ('[' and ']') indicate a component that will not appear in the return value if the component is not defined:

major.minor[.build[.revision]]

For example, if you create a Version object using the constructor Version(1,1), the returned string is "1.1". If you create a Version object using the constructor Version(1,3,4,2), the returned string is "1.3.4.2".

ToString(Int32)

Source:

Version.cs

Converts the value of the current Version object to its equivalent String representation. A specified count indicates the number of components to return.

public:
 System::String ^ ToString(int fieldCount);

public string ToString (int fieldCount);

override this.ToString : int -> string

Public Function ToString (fieldCount As Integer) As String

Parameters

fieldCount

Int32

The number of components to return. The fieldCount ranges from 0 to 4.

Returns

String

The String representation of the values of the major, minor, build, and revision components of the current Version object, each separated by a period character ('.'). The fieldCount parameter determines how many components are returned.

fieldCount	Return Value
0	An empty string ("").
1	major
2	major.minor
3	major.minor.build
4	major.minor.build.revision

For example, if you create Version object using the constructor Version(1,3,5), ToString(2) returns "1.3" and ToString(4) throws an exception.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

fieldCount is less than 0, or more than 4.

-or-

fieldCount is more than the number of components defined in the current Version object.