TaskLoggingHelper.FormatString Method

Formats the given string using the given arguments.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function FormatString ( _
    unformatted As String, _
    ParamArray args As Object() _
) As String

public virtual string FormatString(
    string unformatted,
    params Object[] args
)

public:
virtual String^ FormatString(
    String^ unformatted, 
    ... array<Object^>^ args
)

abstract FormatString : 
        unformatted:string * 
        args:Object[] -> string  
override FormatString : 
        unformatted:string * 
        args:Object[] -> string

public function FormatString(
    unformatted : String, 
    ... args : Object[]
) : String

Parameters

• unformatted
  Type: System.String

  The string to format.

• args
  Type: array<System.Object[]

  Arguments for formatting.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The formatted string.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	unformatted is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The culture of the current thread is used for formatting.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

TaskLoggingHelper Class

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace