Component.ToString Method

Visual Studio 2010

Other Versions

Returns a String containing the name of the Component, if any. This method should not be overridden.

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

Syntax

C++

abstract ToString : unit -> string 
override ToString : unit -> string

Return Value

Type: System.String
A String containing the name of the Component, if any, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the Component is unnamed.

Remarks

A Component may or may not have a name. If a Component is given a name, the name is unique among other Component objects within its IContainer.

The ISite stores the name of the Component. A Component can only have an ISite if it has been added to an IContainer and the IContainer assigns an ISite to it.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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.