Int16.ToString Method (String)
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Converts the numeric value of this instance to its equivalent string representation, using the specified format.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- format
- Type: System.String
A standard or custom numeric format string (see Remarks).
Return Value
Type: System.StringThe string representation of the value of this instance as specified by format.
The format parameter can be either a standard or a custom numeric format string. All standard numeric format strings other than "R" (or "r") are supported, as are all custom numeric format characters. If format is Nothing or an empty string, the return value of this instance is formatted with the general numeric format specifier ("G").
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.
The return value of this instance is formatted with the NumberFormatInfo for the current culture.
The following example initializes two Int16 values and displays them to the console using each of the supported standard format strings and several custom format strings. The example is run with en-US as the current culture.
Dim values() As Int16 = {-23805, 32194} Dim formats() As String = {"C4", "D6", "e1", "E2", "F1", "G", "N1", _ "P0", "X4", "000000.0000", "##000.0"} For Each format As String In formats outputBlock.Text += String.Format("'{0,2}' format specifier: {1,17} {2,17}", _ format, _ values(0).ToString(format), _ values(1).ToString(format)) & vbCrLf Next ' The example displays the following output: ' 'C4' format specifier: ($23,805.0000) $32,194.0000 ' 'D6' format specifier: -023805 032194 ' 'e1' format specifier: -2.4e+004 3.2e+004 ' 'E2' format specifier: -2.38E+004 3.22E+004 ' 'F1' format specifier: -23805.0 32194.0 ' ' G' format specifier: -23805 32194 ' 'N1' format specifier: -23,805.0 32,194.0 ' 'P0' format specifier: -2,380,500 % 3,219,400 % ' 'X4' format specifier: A303 7DC2 ' '000000.0000' format specifier: -023805.0000 032194.0000 ' '##000.0' format specifier: -23805.0 32194.0