UInt32.ToString Method (IFormatProvider)
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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.StringThe string representation of the value of this instance, which consists of a sequence of digits ranging from 0 to 9, without a sign or leading zeros.
Implements
IConvertible.ToString(IFormatProvider)This instance is formatted with the general numeric format specifier ("G"). The string representation of the UInt32 value consists of a sequence of digits ranging from 0 to 9 without leading zeros.
The provider parameter is an IFormatProvider implementation. Its GetFormat method returns a NumberFormatInfo object that provides culture-specific formatting information. However, none of the properties of the NumberFormatInfo are used when formatting with the general numeric format specifier ("G").
The following example formats a 16-bit signed integer value by using several format providers, including one for the invariant culture. The output from the example illustrates that the formatted string returned by the ToString(IFormatProvider) method is the same regardless of the format provider.
Imports System.Globalization Module Example Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock) ' Define an array of CultureInfo objects. Dim ci() As CultureInfo = {New CultureInfo("en-US"), _ New CultureInfo("fr-FR"), _ CultureInfo.InvariantCulture} Dim value As UInteger = 1870924 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" {0,12} {1,12} {2,12}", _ GetName(ci(0)), GetName(ci(1)), GetName(ci(2))) & vbCrLf outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" {0,12} {1,12} {2,12}", _ value.ToString(ci(0)), value.ToString(ci(1)), value.ToString(ci(2))) & vbCrLf End Sub Private Function GetName(ByVal ci As CultureInfo) As String If ci.Equals(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) Then Return "Invariant" Else Return ci.Name End If End Function End Module ' The example displays the following output: ' en-US fr-FR Invariant ' 1870924 1870924 1870924