Guid.ToString Method (String)
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public String ToString ( String format )
public function ToString ( format : String ) : String
Parameters
- format
A single format specifier that indicates how to format the value of this Guid. The format parameter can be "N", "D", "B", or "P". If format is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or the empty string (""), "D" is used.
Return Value
A String representation of the value of this Guid.The format parameter can contain the following format specifiers. In the table that follows, all digits in the return value are hexadecimal. Each character 'x' represents a hexadecimal digit; each hyphen ('-'), bracket ('{', '}'), and parenthesis ('(', ')') appears as shown.
| Specifier | Format of Return Value |
|---|---|
| N | 32 digits: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
| D | 32 digits separated by hyphens: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx |
| B | 32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in brackets: {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} |
| P | 32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in parentheses: (xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx) |
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
