Parameters

format

A string that specifies the format to use when converting the current instance to a string . Specify one of the following values in upper or lower case: "G", "D", "X", or "F" . [Edit]

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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format

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provider

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Returns

The string representation of the value of the current instance as specified by format. [Edit]

Exceptions

Type	Reason
FormatException	format does not contain a valid format specifier. [Edit]

Remarks

If format is a null reference or an empty string, the return value is formatted using the general format specifier ("G").

Note:

For details on the format specifiers used with an enumeration object, see Enum.Format(Type, object, string) .

This method is implemented to support the IFormattable interface.

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Requirements

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