Working with Base Types

This section describes .NET Framework base type operations, including formatting, conversion, and common operations.

In This Section

• Converting Types
  Describes base type conversion.
• Encoding Base Types
  Describes how to convert characters into bytes.
• Formatting Types
  Describes how to format strings using the string format specifiers.
• Manipulating Strings
  Describes how to manipulate and format strings.
• Parsing Strings
  Describes how to convert strings into .NET Framework types.

Related Sections

• Common Type System
  Describes types used by the .NET Framework.