ToString(IFormatProvider) Method

Convert this class instance's value to a string instance data type

Syntax

Visual Basic

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

C#

public string ToString( 
   IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

provider

An IFormatProvider interface implementation that supplies culture-specific formatting information

Return Value

A string instance equivalent to the value of this instance

Remarks

If there is no meaningful conversion, this method will throw an InvalidCastException

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2