Parameters

format

A composite format string.

args

An object array that contains zero or more objects to format.

Returns

A copy of format in which the format items have been replaced by the string representation of the corresponding objects in args.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentNullException	format or args is a null reference.
FormatException	format is invalid. -or- The number indicating an argument to be formatted is less than zero, or greater than or equal to the length of the args array.

Remarks

Note:

For examples and comprehensive usage information about this and other overloads of the Format method, see the erload:System.String.Format overload summary.

Example

using System;
public class StringFormat {
   public static void Main() {
      Console.WriteLine( String.Format("The winning numbers were {0:000} {1:000} {2:000} {3:000} {4:000} today.", 5, 10, 11, 37, 42) );
      Console.WriteLine( "The winning numbers were {0, -6}{1, -6}{2, -6}{3, -6}{4, -6} today.", 5, 10, 11, 37, 42 );
 }
}

The winning numbers were 005 010 011 037 042 today.
The winning numbers were 5     10    11    37    42     today.

Requirements