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Appends the specified string to the current instance, with the format specifications in that string being replaced with the appropriately formatted string value of the specified object. [Edit]

public StringBuilder AppendFormat (string format, object arg0)

Parameters

format
A string containing zero or more format specifications. [Edit]
arg0
A object to be formatted. [Edit]

Returns

The current instance after the operation has occurred. [Edit]

Exceptions

Type Reason
ArgumentNullException format is a null reference. [Edit]
FormatException format is invalid. [Edit]

Type	Reason
ArgumentNullException	format is a null reference. [Edit]
FormatException	format is invalid. [Edit]

Remarks

This method appends the formatted copy of the specified string to the current instance.
Note: This version of StringBuilder.AppendFormat(string, object) is equivalent to StringBuilder.AppendFormat(string, object)( null , format, new Object[] {arg0} ). For more information on the format specification, see the string class overview.
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Example

C# Example

using System;
using System.Text;

public class StringBuilderTest {
  public static void Main() { 
     
      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("The high ");
      Console.WriteLine( sb.AppendFormat("temperature today was {0, 6}.", 88) ); 
  }
}

The output is

Example

The high temperature today was     88.

Requirements