System.UInt32.ToString Method

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

Syntax

public string ToString (string format)

Parameters

format
A numeric format string.

Returns

The string representation of the value of this instance as specified by format.

Exceptions

TypeReason
FormatException format is invalid.

Remarks

The uint.ToString(string) method formats a uint value in a specified format by using a System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo object that represents the conventions of the current culture. If you want to use the default ("G", or general) format or specify a different culture, use the other overloads of the uint.ToString(string) method, as follows:

Default ("G") format

Default (current) culture

uint.ToString

Default ("G") format

A specific culture

uint.ToString(IFormatProvider)

A specific format

A specific culture

uint.ToString(string, IFormatProvider)

The format parameter can be any valid standard numeric format specifier, or any combination of custom numeric format specifiers. If format is equal to string.Empty or is null, the return value of the current uint object is formatted with the general format specifier ("G"). If format is any other value, the method throws a FormatException.

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

The format of the returned string is determined by the System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo object for the current culture. Depending on the format parameter, this object controls symbols such as the group separator and the decimal point symbol in the output string. To provide formatting information for cultures other than the current culture, call the uint.ToString(string, IFormatProvider) overload.

Example

This example demonstrates converting a uint to a string.

C# Example

using System;
public class UInt32ToStringExample {
   public static void Main() {
      UInt32 i = 32;
      Console.WriteLine(i);
      String[] formats = {"c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "n", "p", "x" };
      foreach(String str in formats)
         Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", str, i.ToString(str));
   }
}

The output is

32
c: $32.00
d: 32
e: 3.200000e+001
f: 32.00
g: 32
n: 32.00
p: 3,200.00 %
x: 20

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0