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Double.ToString Method ()

 

Converts the numeric value of this instance to its equivalent string representation.

Namespace:   System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Public Overrides Function ToString As String

Return Value

Type: System.String

The string representation of the value of this instance.

The ToString() method formats a Double value in the default ("G", or general) format of the current culture. If you want to specify a different format, precision, or culture, use the other overloads of the ToString method, as follows:

To use format

For culture

Use the overload

Default ("G") format

A specific culture

ToString(IFormatProvider)

A specific format or precision

Default (current) culture

ToString(String)

A specific format or precision

A specific culture

ToString(String, IFormatProvider)

The return value can be PositiveInfinitySymbol, NegativeInfinitySymbol, NaNSymbol, or a string of the form:

[sign]integral-digits[.[fractional-digits]][e[sign]exponential-digits]

Optional elements are framed in square brackets ([ and ]). Elements that contain the term "digits" consist of a series of numeric characters ranging from 0 to 9. The elements listed in the following table are supported.

Element

Description

sign

A negative sign or positive sign symbol.

integral-digits

A series of digits specifying the integral part of the number. Integral-digits can be absent if there are fractional-digits.

'.'

A culture-specific decimal point symbol.

fractional-digits

A series of digits specifying the fractional part of the number.

'e'

A lowercase character 'e', indicating exponential (scientific) notation.

exponential-digits

A series of digits specifying an exponent.

Some examples of the return value are "100", "-123,456,789", "123.45e+6", "500", "3.1416", "600", "-0.123", and "-Infinity".

The .NET Framework provides extensive formatting support, which is described in greater detail in the following formatting topics:

The following example uses the default Double.ToString() method to display the string representations of a number of Double values.

Dim number As Double

number = 1.6E20
' Displays 1.6E+20.      
Console.WriteLIne(number.ToString())

number = 1.6E2
' Displays 160.
Console.WriteLine(number.ToString())

number = -3.541
' Displays -3.541.
Console.WriteLine(number.ToString())

number = -1502345222199E-07
' Displays -150234.5222199.
Console.WriteLine(number.ToString())

number = -15023452221990199574E-09
' Displays -15023452221.9902.
Console.WriteLine(number.ToString())

number = .60344
' Displays 0.60344.
Console.WriteLine(number.ToString())

number = .000000001
' Displays 1E-09.
Console.WriteLine(number.ToString())

The following example illustrates the use of ToString.

Dim Done As Boolean = False
Dim Inp As String
Do

    Console.Write("Enter a real number: ")
    inp = Console.ReadLine()
    Try
        D = Double.Parse(inp)
        Console.WriteLine("You entered " + D.ToString() + ".")
        Done = True
    Catch e As FormatException
        Console.WriteLine("You did not enter a number.")
    Catch e As ArgumentNullException
       Console.WriteLine("You did not supply any input.")
    Catch e As OverflowException
       Console.WriteLine("The value you entered, {0}, is out of range.", inp)      
    End Try
Loop While Not Done

Universal Windows Platform
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
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