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Tuple(Of T1).ToString Method

Returns a string that represents the value of this Tuple(Of T1) instance.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
'Declaration
Public Overrides Function ToString As String

Return Value

Type: System.String
The string representation of this Tuple(Of T1) object.

The string returned by this method takes the form (Item1), where Item1 represents the value of the Item1 property. If the value of Item1 is Nothing, it is represented as String.Empty.

The following example illustrates the ToString method.

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim tuple1Double = Tuple.Create(3.456e-18)
      DisplayTuple(tuple1Double)

      Dim tuple1String = Tuple.Create("Australia")
      DisplayTuple(tuple1String)

      Dim tuple1Bool = Tuple.Create(True)
      DisplayTuple(tuple1Bool)

      Dim tuple1Char = Tuple.Create("a"c)
      DisplayTuple(tuple1Char)
   End Sub 

   Private Sub DisplayTuple(obj As Object)
      Console.WriteLine(obj.ToString())
   End Sub 
End Module 
' The example displays the following output: 
'       (3.456E-18) 
'       (Australia) 
'       (True) 
'       (a)

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

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.

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