Decimal::ToString Method (IFormatProvider^)
Converts the numeric value of this instance to its equivalent string representation using the specified culture-specific format information.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- provider
-
Type:
System::IFormatProvider^
An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.
Return Value
Type: System::String^The string representation of the value of this instance as specified by provider.
Implements
IConvertible::ToString(IFormatProvider^)The ToString(IFormatProvider^) method formats a Decimal value in the default ("G", or general) format of a specified culture. If you want to specify a different format or the current culture, use the other overloads of the ToString method, as follows:
To use format | For culture | Use the overload |
|---|---|---|
Default ("G") format | Default (current) culture | |
A specific format | Default (current) culture | |
A specific format | A specific culture |
The .NET Framework provides extensive formatting support, which is described in greater detail in the following formatting topics:
For more information about numeric format specifiers, see Standard Numeric Format Strings and Custom Numeric Format Strings.
For more information about formatting, see Formatting Types in the .NET Framework.
The provider parameter is an IFormatProvider implementation whose IFormatProvider::GetFormat method returns a NumberFormatInfo object. Typically, provider is a NumberFormatInfo object or a CultureInfo object. The provider parameter supplies culture-specific information used in formatting. If provider is null, the thread current culture is used.
To convert a Decimal value to its string representation using a specified culture and a specific format string, call the Decimal::ToString(String^, IFormatProvider^) method.
The following example displays the string representation of a Decimal value using CultureInfo objects that represent several different cultures.
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1