Returns a String representation of the value of this instance of the Guid class, according to the provided format specifier and culture-specific format information.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function ToString ( _
format As String, _
provider As IFormatProvider _
) As String
Dim instance As Guid
Dim format As String
Dim provider As IFormatProvider
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = instance.ToString(format, _
provider)
public string ToString(
string format,
IFormatProvider provider
)
public:
virtual String^ ToString(
String^ format,
IFormatProvider^ provider
) sealed
public final function ToString(
format : String,
provider : IFormatProvider
) : String
Parameters
- format
- Type: System..::.String
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 nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or the empty string (""), "D" is used.
- provider
- Type: System..::.IFormatProvider
(Reserved) An IFormatProvider reference that supplies culture-specific formatting services.
Implements
IFormattable..::.ToString(String, IFormatProvider)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| FormatException | The value of format is not nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), the empty string (""), "N", "D", "B", or "P". |
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) |
The provider parameter is reserved for future use and does not contribute to the execution of this method. A null reference can be coded for this parameter.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
Reference