Conversions.ToString Method  
Definition
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Converts the specified object to a String value.
Overloads
| ToString(Int64) | 
						 Converts a   | 
        	
| ToString(Single, NumberFormatInfo) | 
						 Converts a Single value to a String value, using the specified number format.  | 
        	
| ToString(Double, NumberFormatInfo) | 
						 Converts a Double value to a String value, using the specified number format.  | 
        	
| ToString(Decimal, NumberFormatInfo) | 
						 Converts a Decimal value to a String value, using the specified number format.  | 
        	
| ToString(UInt64) | 
						 Converts a   | 
        	
| ToString(UInt32) | 
						 Converts a   | 
        	
| ToString(Single) | 
						 Converts a Single value (a single-precision floating point number) to a String value.  | 
        	
| ToString(Object) | 
						 Converts an object to a String value.  | 
        	
| ToString(Int32) | 
						 Converts an integer value to a String value.  | 
        	
| ToString(Int16) | 
						 Converts a   | 
        	
| ToString(Double) | |
| ToString(Decimal) | |
| ToString(DateTime) | |
| ToString(Char) | |
| ToString(Byte) | |
| ToString(Boolean) | 
ToString(Int64)
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Converts a Long value to a String value.
public:
 static System::String ^ ToString(long Value);
	public static string ToString(long Value);
	static member ToString : int64 -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Long) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - Int64
 
The Long value to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the Long value.
Applies to
ToString(Single, NumberFormatInfo)
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 static System::String ^ ToString(float Value, System::Globalization::NumberFormatInfo ^ NumberFormat);
	public static string ToString(float Value, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo? NumberFormat);
	public static string ToString(float Value, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat);
	static member ToString : single * System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Single, NumberFormat As NumberFormatInfo) As String
	Parameters
- NumberFormat
 - NumberFormatInfo
 
The number format to use, according to NumberFormatInfo.
Returns
The string representation of the Single value.
Applies to
ToString(Double, NumberFormatInfo)
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 static System::String ^ ToString(double Value, System::Globalization::NumberFormatInfo ^ NumberFormat);
	public static string ToString(double Value, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo? NumberFormat);
	public static string ToString(double Value, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat);
	static member ToString : double * System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Double, NumberFormat As NumberFormatInfo) As String
	Parameters
- NumberFormat
 - NumberFormatInfo
 
The number format to use, according to NumberFormatInfo.
Returns
The string representation of the Double value.
Applies to
ToString(Decimal, NumberFormatInfo)
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 static System::String ^ ToString(System::Decimal Value, System::Globalization::NumberFormatInfo ^ NumberFormat);
	public static string ToString(decimal Value, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo? NumberFormat);
	public static string ToString(decimal Value, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat);
	static member ToString : decimal * System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Decimal, NumberFormat As NumberFormatInfo) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - Decimal
 
The decimal value to convert.
- NumberFormat
 - NumberFormatInfo
 
The number format to use, according to NumberFormatInfo.
Returns
The String representation of the Decimal value.
Applies to
ToString(UInt64)
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Important
This API is not CLS-compliant.
- CLS-compliant alternative
 - Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToString(Int64)
 
Converts a Ulong value to a String value.
public:
 static System::String ^ ToString(System::UInt64 Value);
	[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public static string ToString(ulong Value);
	[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
static member ToString : uint64 -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As ULong) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - UInt64
 
The Ulong value to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the Ulong value.
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Applies to
ToString(UInt32)
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Important
This API is not CLS-compliant.
- CLS-compliant alternative
 - Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToString(Int32)
 
Converts a uint value to a String value.
public:
 static System::String ^ ToString(System::UInt32 Value);
	[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public static string ToString(uint Value);
	[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
static member ToString : uint32 -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As UInteger) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - UInt32
 
The Uint value to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the Uint value.
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Applies to
ToString(Single)
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 static System::String ^ ToString(float Value);
	public static string ToString(float Value);
	static member ToString : single -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Single) As String
	Parameters
Returns
The string representation of the Single value.
Applies to
ToString(Object)
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Converts an object to a String value.
public:
 static System::String ^ ToString(System::Object ^ Value);
	public static string ToString(object Value);
	public static string? ToString(object? Value);
	static member ToString : obj -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Object) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - Object
 
The object to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the object.
Applies to
ToString(Int32)
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Converts an integer value to a String value.
public:
 static System::String ^ ToString(int Value);
	public static string ToString(int Value);
	static member ToString : int -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Integer) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - Int32
 
The int value to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the int value.
Applies to
ToString(Int16)
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Converts a Short value to a String value.
public:
 static System::String ^ ToString(short Value);
	public static string ToString(short Value);
	static member ToString : int16 -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Short) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - Int16
 
The Short value to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the Short value.
Applies to
ToString(Double)
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public:
 static System::String ^ ToString(double Value);
	public static string ToString(double Value);
	static member ToString : double -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Double) As String
	Parameters
Returns
The string representation of the Double value.
Applies to
ToString(Decimal)
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 static System::String ^ ToString(System::Decimal Value);
	public static string ToString(decimal Value);
	static member ToString : decimal -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Decimal) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - Decimal
 
The Decimal value to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the Decimal value.
Applies to
ToString(DateTime)
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 static System::String ^ ToString(DateTime Value);
	public static string ToString(DateTime Value);
	static member ToString : DateTime -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As DateTime) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - DateTime
 
The DateTime value to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the DateTime value.
Applies to
ToString(Char)
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 static System::String ^ ToString(char Value);
	public static string ToString(char Value);
	static member ToString : char -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Char) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - Char
 
The Char value to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the Char value.
Applies to
ToString(Byte)
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 static System::String ^ ToString(System::Byte Value);
	public static string ToString(byte Value);
	static member ToString : byte -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Byte) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - Byte
 
The Byte value to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the Byte value.
Applies to
ToString(Boolean)
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public:
 static System::String ^ ToString(bool Value);
	public static string ToString(bool Value);
	static member ToString : bool -> string
	Public Shared Function ToString (Value As Boolean) As String
	Parameters
- Value
 - Boolean
 
The Boolean value to convert.
Returns
The String representation of the Boolean value.