Guid.ToString Method (System)

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GuidToString Method

Returns a string representation of the value of this instance in registry format.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Public Overrides Function ToString As [%$TOPIC/560tzess_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_0%]

public override [%$TOPIC/560tzess_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_0%] ToString()

public:
virtual [%$TOPIC/560tzess_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_0%]^ ToString() override

abstract ToString : unit -> [%$TOPIC/560tzess_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_0%]  
override ToString : unit -> [%$TOPIC/560tzess_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_1%]

Return Value

Type: SystemString
The value of this Guid, formatted by using the "D" format specifier as follows:
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
where the value of the GUID is represented as a series of lowercase hexadecimal digits in groups of 8, 4, 4, 4, and 12 digits and separated by hyphens. An example of a return value is "382c74c3-721d-4f34-80e5-57657b6cbc27".

Remarks

This method provides a default GUID format that is sufficient for typical use; however, other versions of this method that take a format parameter provide a few common format variations.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Guid Structure

ToString Overload

System Namespace