System.Int32.ToString Method

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

Syntax

public override string ToString ()

Returns

The string representation of the value of this instance, consisting of a negative sign if the value is negative, and a sequence of digits ranging from 0 to 9 with no leading zeroes.

Remarks

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

Default ("G") format

A specific culture

int.ToString(IFormatProvider)

A specific format

Default (current) culture

int.ToString(string)

A specific format

A specific culture

int.ToString(string, IFormatProvider)

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

Requirements

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