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String.Format Method
Replaces each format item in a specified String with the text equivalent of a corresponding object's value.
 Overload List
Name Description
String.Format (String, Object) 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.

String.Format (String, Object[]) 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.

String.Format (IFormatProvider, String, Object[]) 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.

String.Format (String, Object, Object) 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.

String.Format (String, Object, Object, Object) 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.

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Kathy Kam has more detail      Chris McKenzie   |   Edit   |   Show History

This post has detailed information on the various kinds of formatting options that are available with String.Format()

http://blogs.msdn.com/kathykam/archive/2006/03/29/564426.aspx

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Formatting Strings in C#      Reman   |   Edit   |   Show History

A nice overview about formatting strings in c#

http://blog.stevex.net/index.php/string-formatting-in-csharp/

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