Replaces each format item in a specified String with the text equivalent of a corresponding object's value.

Overload List

Replaces the format item in a specified String with the text equivalent of the value of a specified Object instance.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Shared Function Format(String, Object) As String

[C#] public static string Format(string, object);

[C++] public: static String* Format(String*, Object*);

[JScript] public static function Format(String, Object) : String;

Replaces the format item in a specified String with the text equivalent of the value of a corresponding Object instance in a specified array.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Shared Function Format(String, ParamArray Object()) As String

[C#] public static string Format(string, params object[]);

[C++] public: static String* Format(String*, Object[]);

[JScript] public static function Format(String, Object[]) : String;

Replaces the format item in a specified String with the text equivalent of the value of a corresponding Object instance in a specified array. A specified parameter supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Shared Function Format(IFormatProvider, String, ParamArray Object()) As String

[C#] public static string Format(IFormatProvider, string, params object[]);

[C++] public: static String* Format(IFormatProvider*, String*, Object[]);

[JScript] public static function Format(IFormatProvider, String, Object[]) : String;

Replaces the format item in a specified String with the text equivalent of the value of two specified Object instances.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Shared Function Format(String, Object, Object) As String

[C#] public static string Format(string, object, object);

[C++] public: static String* Format(String*, Object*, Object*);

[JScript] public static function Format(String, Object, Object) : String;

Replaces the format item in a specified String with the text equivalent of the value of three specified Object instances.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Shared Function Format(String, Object, Object, Object) As String

[C#] public static string Format(string, object, object, object);

[C++] public: static String* Format(String*, Object*, Object*, Object*);

[JScript] public static function Format(String, Object, Object, Object) : String;

Example

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example demonstrates formatting multiple values.

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] Note   This example shows how to use one of the overloaded versions of Format. For other examples that might be available, see the individual overload topics.

[Visual Basic] 
<Serializable()> Public Class LogicalCallContextData
   Implements ILogicalThreadAffinative

   Private _nAccesses As Integer
   Private _principal As IPrincipal
   
   
   Public ReadOnly Property numOfAccesses() As String
      Get
         Return [String].Format("The identity of {0} has been accessed {1} times.", _principal.Identity.Name, _nAccesses)
      End Get
   End Property
   
   
   Public ReadOnly Property Principal() As IPrincipal
      Get
         _nAccesses += 1
         Return _principal
      End Get
   End Property
   
   
   Public Sub New(p As IPrincipal)
      _nAccesses = 0
      _principal = p
   End Sub 'New

End Class 'LogicalCallContextData

[C#] 
[Serializable]
public class LogicalCallContextData : ILogicalThreadAffinative
{
   int _nAccesses;
   IPrincipal _principal;

   public string numOfAccesses {
      get {
         return String.Format("The identity of {0} has been accessed {1} times.", 
                              _principal.Identity.Name, 
                              _nAccesses);
      }
   }

   public IPrincipal Principal {
      get { 
         _nAccesses ++;
         return _principal;
      }
   }
   
   public LogicalCallContextData(IPrincipal p) {
      _nAccesses = 0;
      _principal = p;
   }
}

[C++] 
[Serializable]
public __gc class LogicalCallContextData : public ILogicalThreadAffinative
{
    int _nAccesses;
    IPrincipal* _principal;

public:
    __property String* get_numOfAccesses()
    {
        return String::Format(S"The identity of {0} has been accessed {1} times.", 
            _principal->Identity->Name, 
            __box(_nAccesses));
    }

public:
    __property IPrincipal* get_Principal()
    {
        _nAccesses ++;
        return _principal;
    }

public:
    LogicalCallContextData(IPrincipal* p) 
    {
        _nAccesses = 0;
        _principal = p;
    }
};

[JScript] No example is available for JScript. To view a Visual Basic, C#, or C++ example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

See Also

String Class | String Members | System Namespace