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Unit::ToString Method (IFormatProvider)

Converts a Unit to a string equivalent using the specified format provider.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

public:
String^ ToString(
	IFormatProvider^ formatProvider
)

Parameters

formatProvider
Type: System::IFormatProvider
An IFormatProvider interface implementation that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Return Value

Type: System::String
A System::String representing this Unit in the format specified by formatProvider.

The ToString method returns a string representation formatted with a unit Value and an abbreviation representing the unit Type. The following table lists UnitType values and their corresponding abbreviation.

Unit type

Abbreviation

Pixel

px

Point

pt

Pica

pc

Inch

in

Mm

mm

Cm

cm

Percentage

%

Em

em

Ex

ex

Use formatProvider to specify culture-specific information used to format the Value. If formatProvider is nullptr, the numeric portion of the string is formatted using a default NumberFormatInfo object set for the current culture.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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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