String.ToString Method (IFormatProvider) (System)

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String.ToString Method (IFormatProvider)

Returns this instance of String; no actual conversion is performed.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Function ToString ( _
	provider As IFormatProvider _
) As String
C#
public string ToString(
	IFormatProvider provider
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual String^ ToString(
	IFormatProvider^ provider
) sealed
F#
abstract ToString : 
        provider:IFormatProvider -> string 
override ToString : 
        provider:IFormatProvider -> string

Parameters

provider
Type: System.IFormatProvider
(Reserved) An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The current string.

Implements

IConvertible.ToString(IFormatProvider)
Remarks

provider is reserved, and does not currently participate in this operation.

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Reference

String Class
ToString Overload
System Namespace