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System.Enum.ToString Method

Converts the name of the value of the current instance to its equivalent string representation. [Edit]

[System.Obsolete("Provider is ignored, just use ToString")]
public string ToString (IFormatProvider provider)

Parameters

provider
An object that implements the IFormatProvider interface or a null reference. The IFormatProvider is not used in the implementation of this method.
Note: There is no IFormatProvider that corresponds to a Enum object; therefore, provider is not utilized by this method, and any IFormatProvider may be passed as a parameter.
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Returns

The string representation of the name of the value of the current instance. [Edit]

Remarks

This method is equivalent to the version of Enum.ToString(string) that takes no arguments. [Edit]

Requirements

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