Guid::ToString Method (String)
Returns a string representation of the value of this Guid instance, according to the provided format specifier.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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", "P", or "X". If format is nullptr or an empty string (""), "D" is used.
Return Value
Type: System::StringThe value of this Guid, represented as a series of lowercase hexadecimal digits in the specified format.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| FormatException | The value of format is not nullptr, an empty string (""), "N", "D", "B", "P", or "X". |
The following table shows the accepted format specifiers for the format parameter. "0" represents a digit; hyphens ("-"), braces ("{", "}"), and parentheses ("(", ")") appear as shown.
Specifier | Format of return value |
|---|---|
N | 32 digits: 00000000000000000000000000000000 |
D | 32 digits separated by hyphens: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 |
B | 32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in braces: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} |
P | 32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in parentheses: (00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000) |
X | Four hexadecimal values enclosed in braces, where the fourth value is a subset of eight hexadecimal values that is also enclosed in braces: {0x00000000,0x0000,0x0000,{0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}} |
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.