Byte.ToString Method

Definition

Converts the value of the current Byte object to its equivalent string representation.

Overloads

ToString(IFormatProvider)

Converts the numeric value of the current Byte object to its equivalent string representation using the specified culture-specific formatting information.

ToString(String)

Converts the value of the current Byte object to its equivalent string representation using the specified format.

ToString(String, IFormatProvider)

Converts the value of the current Byte object to its equivalent string representation using the specified format and culture-specific formatting information.

ToString()

Converts the value of the current Byte object to its equivalent string representation.

ToString(IFormatProvider)

Converts the numeric value of the current Byte object to its equivalent string representation using the specified culture-specific formatting information.

public:
 virtual System::String ^ ToString(IFormatProvider ^ provider);
public:
 System::String ^ ToString(IFormatProvider ^ provider);
public string ToString (IFormatProvider provider);
public string ToString (IFormatProvider? provider);
override this.ToString : IFormatProvider -> string
Public Function ToString (provider As IFormatProvider) As String

Parameters

provider
IFormatProvider

An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

The string representation of the value of this object in the format specified by the provider parameter.

Implements

Examples

The following example iterates an array of byte values and displays each of them to the console by calling the ToString(IFormatProvider) method with different format providers.

array<Byte>^ bytes = gcnew array<Byte> {0, 1, 14, 168, 255};
array<CultureInfo^>^ providers = {gcnew CultureInfo("en-us"), 
                                  gcnew CultureInfo("fr-fr"), 
                                  gcnew CultureInfo("de-de"), 
                                  gcnew CultureInfo("es-es")};
for each (Byte byteValue in bytes)
{
   for each (CultureInfo^ provider in providers)
      Console::Write("{0,3} ({1})      ", 
                    byteValue.ToString(provider), provider->Name);

   Console::WriteLine();                                        
}
// The example displays the following output to the console:
//      0 (en-US)        0 (fr-FR)        0 (de-DE)        0 (es-ES)
//      1 (en-US)        1 (fr-FR)        1 (de-DE)        1 (es-ES)
//     14 (en-US)       14 (fr-FR)       14 (de-DE)       14 (es-ES)
//    168 (en-US)      168 (fr-FR)      168 (de-DE)      168 (es-ES)
//    255 (en-US)      255 (fr-FR)      255 (de-DE)      255 (es-ES)
byte[] bytes = {0, 1, 14, 168, 255};
CultureInfo[] providers = {new CultureInfo("en-us"),
                           new CultureInfo("fr-fr"),
                           new CultureInfo("de-de"),
                           new CultureInfo("es-es")};
foreach (byte byteValue in bytes)
{
   foreach (CultureInfo provider in providers)
      Console.Write("{0,3} ({1})      ",
                    byteValue.ToString(provider), provider.Name);

   Console.WriteLine();
}
// The example displays the following output to the console:
//      0 (en-US)        0 (fr-FR)        0 (de-DE)        0 (es-ES)
//      1 (en-US)        1 (fr-FR)        1 (de-DE)        1 (es-ES)
//     14 (en-US)       14 (fr-FR)       14 (de-DE)       14 (es-ES)
//    168 (en-US)      168 (fr-FR)      168 (de-DE)      168 (es-ES)
//    255 (en-US)      255 (fr-FR)      255 (de-DE)      255 (es-ES)
let bytes = [| 0; 1; 14; 168; 255 |]
let providers = 
    [ CultureInfo "en-us"
      CultureInfo "fr-fr"
      CultureInfo "de-de"
      CultureInfo "es-es" ]

for byteValue in bytes do
    for provider in providers do
        printf $"{byteValue.ToString provider,3} ({provider.Name})      " 

    printfn ""

// The example displays the following output to the console:
//      0 (en-US)        0 (fr-FR)        0 (de-DE)        0 (es-ES)
//      1 (en-US)        1 (fr-FR)        1 (de-DE)        1 (es-ES)
//     14 (en-US)       14 (fr-FR)       14 (de-DE)       14 (es-ES)
//    168 (en-US)      168 (fr-FR)      168 (de-DE)      168 (es-ES)
//    255 (en-US)      255 (fr-FR)      255 (de-DE)      255 (es-ES)
Dim bytes() As Byte = {0, 1, 14, 168, 255}
Dim providers() As CultureInfo = {New CultureInfo("en-us"), _
                                  New CultureInfo("fr-fr"), _
                                  New CultureInfo("de-de"), _
                                  New CultureInfo("es-es")}
For Each byteValue As Byte In bytes
   For Each provider As CultureInfo In providers
      Console.Write("{0,3} ({1})      ", byteValue.ToString(provider), provider.Name)
   Next
   Console.WriteLine()                                        
Next
' The example displays the following output to the console:
'      0 (en-US)        0 (fr-FR)        0 (de-DE)        0 (es-ES)
'      1 (en-US)        1 (fr-FR)        1 (de-DE)        1 (es-ES)
'     14 (en-US)       14 (fr-FR)       14 (de-DE)       14 (es-ES)
'    168 (en-US)      168 (fr-FR)      168 (de-DE)      168 (es-ES)
'    255 (en-US)      255 (fr-FR)      255 (de-DE)      255 (es-ES)

Remarks

The return value is formatted with the general numeric format specifier ("G").

The provider parameter is an object that implements the IFormatProvider interface. Its GetFormat method returns a NumberFormatInfo object that provides culture-specific information about the format of the string that is returned by this method. The object that implements IFormatProvider can be any of the following:

  • A CultureInfo object that represents the culture whose formatting rules are to be used.

  • A NumberFormatInfo object that contains specific numeric formatting information for this value.

  • A custom object that implements IFormatProvider.

If provider is null or a NumberFormatInfo object cannot be obtained from provider, the return value is formatted using the NumberFormatInfo object for the thread current culture. For information about the thread current culture, see Thread.CurrentCulture.

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

See also

Applies to

ToString(String)

Converts the value of the current Byte object to its equivalent string representation using the specified format.

public:
 System::String ^ ToString(System::String ^ format);
public string ToString (string format);
public string ToString (string? format);
override this.ToString : string -> string
Public Function ToString (format As String) As String

Parameters

format
String

A numeric format string.

Returns

The string representation of the current Byte object, formatted as specified by the format parameter.

Exceptions

format includes an unsupported specifier. Supported format specifiers are listed in the Remarks section.

Examples

The following example initializes a Byte value and displays it to the console using each of the supported standard format strings and a custom format string. The example is run with en-US as the current culture.

array<String^>^ formats = gcnew array<String^> {"C3", "D4", "e1", "E2", "F1", "G", "N1", 
                                                "P0", "X4", "0000.0000"};
Byte number = 240;
for each (String^ format in formats)
   Console::WriteLine("'{0}' format specifier: {1}", 
                     format, number.ToString(format));

// The example displays the following output to the console if the
// current culture is en-us:
//       'C3' format specifier: $240.000
//       'D4' format specifier: 0240
//       'e1' format specifier: 2.4e+002
//       'E2' format specifier: 2.40E+002
//       'F1' format specifier: 240.0
//       'G' format specifier: 240
//       'N1' format specifier: 240.0
//       'P0' format specifier: 24,000 %
//       'X4' format specifier: 00F0
//       '0000.0000' format specifier: 0240.0000
string[] formats = {"C3", "D4", "e1", "E2", "F1", "G", "N1",
                    "P0", "X4", "0000.0000"};
byte number = 240;
foreach (string format in formats)
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' format specifier: {1}",
                     format, number.ToString(format));

// The example displays the following output to the console if the
// current culture is en-us:
//       'C3' format specifier: $240.000
//       'D4' format specifier: 0240
//       'e1' format specifier: 2.4e+002
//       'E2' format specifier: 2.40E+002
//       'F1' format specifier: 240.0
//       'G' format specifier: 240
//       'N1' format specifier: 240.0
//       'P0' format specifier: 24,000 %
//       'X4' format specifier: 00F0
//       '0000.0000' format specifier: 0240.0000
let formats = 
    [ "C3"; "D4"; "e1"; "E2"; "F1"; "G"; "N1"
      "P0"; "X4"; "0000.0000" ]
let number = 240uy
for format in formats do
    printfn $"'{format}' format specifier: {number.ToString format}"

// The example displays the following output to the console if the
// current culture is en-us:
//       'C3' format specifier: $240.000
//       'D4' format specifier: 0240
//       'e1' format specifier: 2.4e+002
//       'E2' format specifier: 2.40E+002
//       'F1' format specifier: 240.0
//       'G' format specifier: 240
//       'N1' format specifier: 240.0
//       'P0' format specifier: 24,000 %
//       'X4' format specifier: 00F0
//       '0000.0000' format specifier: 0240.0000
Dim formats() As String = {"C3", "D4", "e1", "E2", "F1", "G", _
                           "N1", "P0", "X4", "0000.0000"}
Dim number As Byte = 240
For Each format As String In formats
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' format specifier: {1}", _
                     format, number.ToString(format))
Next  
' The example displays the following output to the console if the
' current culture is en-us:
'       'C3' format specifier: $240.000
'       'D4' format specifier: 0240
'       'e1' format specifier: 2.4e+002
'       'E2' format specifier: 2.40E+002
'       'F1' format specifier: 240.0       
'       'G' format specifier: 240
'       'N1' format specifier: 240.0
'       'P0' format specifier: 24,000 %
'       'X4' format specifier: 00F0
'       '0000.0000' format specifier: 0240.0000

Remarks

The format parameter can be either a standard or a custom numeric format string. All standard numeric format strings other than "R" (or "r") are supported, as are all custom numeric format characters. If format is null or an empty string (""), the return value is formatted with the general numeric format specifier ("G").

The return value of this function is formatted using the NumberFormatInfo object for the thread current culture. For information about the thread current culture, see Thread.CurrentCulture. To provide formatting information for cultures other than the current culture, call the Byte.ToString(String, IFormatProvider) method.

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

See also

Applies to

ToString(String, IFormatProvider)

Converts the value of the current Byte object to its equivalent string representation using the specified format and culture-specific formatting information.

public:
 virtual System::String ^ ToString(System::String ^ format, IFormatProvider ^ provider);
public string ToString (string format, IFormatProvider provider);
public string ToString (string? format, IFormatProvider? provider);
override this.ToString : string * IFormatProvider -> string
Public Function ToString (format As String, provider As IFormatProvider) As String

Parameters

format
String

A standard or custom numeric format string.

provider
IFormatProvider

An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

The string representation of the current Byte object, formatted as specified by the format and provider parameters.

Implements

Exceptions

format includes an unsupported specifier. Supported format specifiers are listed in the Remarks section.

Examples

The following example uses the standard "N" format string and four different CultureInfo objects to display the string representation of a byte value to the console.

Byte byteValue = 250;
array<CultureInfo^>^ providers = gcnew array<CultureInfo^> { gcnew CultureInfo("en-us"), 
                                                             gcnew CultureInfo("fr-fr"), 
                                                             gcnew CultureInfo("es-es"), 
                                                             gcnew CultureInfo("de-de")}; 

for each (CultureInfo^ provider in providers) 
   Console::WriteLine("{0} ({1})", 
                     byteValue.ToString("N2", provider), provider->Name);
// The example displays the following output to the console:
//       250.00 (en-US)
//       250,00 (fr-FR)
//       250,00 (es-ES)
//       250,00 (de-DE)
byte byteValue = 250;
CultureInfo[] providers = {new CultureInfo("en-us"),
                           new CultureInfo("fr-fr"),
                           new CultureInfo("es-es"),
                           new CultureInfo("de-de")};

foreach (CultureInfo provider in providers)
   Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1})",
                     byteValue.ToString("N2", provider), provider.Name);
// The example displays the following output to the console:
//       250.00 (en-US)
//       250,00 (fr-FR)
//       250,00 (es-ES)
//       250,00 (de-DE)
let byteValue = 250uy
let providers = 
    [ CultureInfo "en-us"
      CultureInfo "fr-fr"
      CultureInfo "es-es"
      CultureInfo "de-de" ]

for provider in providers do
    printfn $"""{byteValue.ToString("N2", provider)} ({provider.Name})"""

// The example displays the following output to the console:
//       250.00 (en-US)
//       250,00 (fr-FR)
//       250,00 (es-ES)
//       250,00 (de-DE)
Dim byteValue As Byte = 250
Dim providers() As CultureInfo = {New CultureInfo("en-us"), _
                                  New CultureInfo("fr-fr"), _
                                  New CultureInfo("es-es"), _
                                  New CultureInfo("de-de")} 
For Each provider As CultureInfo In providers 
   Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1})", _
                     byteValue.ToString("N2", provider), provider.Name)
Next   
' The example displays the following output to the console:
'       250.00 (en-US)
'       250,00 (fr-FR)
'       250,00 (es-ES)
'       250,00 (de-DE)

Remarks

The ToString(String, IFormatProvider) method formats a Byte value in a specified format of a specified culture. To format a number by using the default ("G") format of the current culture, call the ToString() method. To format a number by using a specified format of the current culture, call the ToString(String) method.

The format parameter can be either a standard or a custom numeric format string. All standard numeric format strings other than "R" (or "r") are supported, as are all custom numeric format characters. If format is null or an empty string (""), the return value of this method is formatted with the general numeric format specifier ("G").

The provider parameter is an object that implements the IFormatProvider interface. Its GetFormat method returns a NumberFormatInfo object that provides culture-specific information about the format of the string that is returned by this method. The object that implements IFormatProvider can be any of the following:

  • A CultureInfo object that represents the culture whose formatting rules are to be used.

  • A NumberFormatInfo object that contains specific numeric formatting information for this value.

  • A custom object that implements IFormatProvider.

If provider is null or a NumberFormatInfo object cannot be obtained from provider, the return value is formatted using the NumberFormatInfo object for the thread current culture. For information about the thread current culture, see Thread.CurrentCulture.

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

See also

Applies to

ToString()

Converts the value of the current Byte object to its equivalent string representation.

public:
 override System::String ^ ToString();
public override string ToString ();
override this.ToString : unit -> string
Public Overrides Function ToString () As String

Returns

The string representation of the value of this object, which consists of a sequence of digits that range from 0 to 9 with no leading zeroes.

Examples

The following example displays an array of byte values. Note that the ToString() method is not called explicitly in the example. Instead, it is called implicitly, because of the use of the composite formatting feature, the F# example uses string interpolation.

array<Byte>^ bytes = gcnew array<Byte> {0, 1, 14, 168, 255};
for each (Byte byteValue in bytes)
   Console::WriteLine(byteValue);
// The example displays the following output to the console if the current
// culture is en-US:
//       0
//       1
//       14
//       168
//       255
byte[] bytes = {0, 1, 14, 168, 255};
foreach (byte byteValue in bytes)
   Console.WriteLine(byteValue);
// The example displays the following output to the console if the current
// culture is en-US:
//       0
//       1
//       14
//       168
//       255
let bytes = [| 0; 1; 14; 168; 255 |]
for byteValue in bytes do
    printfn $"{byteValue}"

// The example displays the following output to the console if the current
// culture is en-US:
//       0
//       1
//       14
//       168
//       255
Dim bytes() As Byte = {0, 1, 14, 168, 255}
For Each byteValue As Byte In Bytes
   Console.WriteLine(byteValue)
Next   
' The example displays the following output to the console if the current
' culture is en-US:
'       0
'       1
'       14
'       168
'       255

Remarks

The return value is formatted with the general numeric format specifier ("G") and the NumberFormatInfo object for the thread current culture. To define the formatting of the Byte value's string representation, call the ToString method. To define both the format specifiers and culture used to create the string representation of a Byte value, call the ToString method.

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

For information about the thread current culture, see Thread.CurrentCulture.

Applies to