C# Convert ToString(Object, IFormatProvider)

Description

Convert ToString(Object, IFormatProvider) converts the value of the specified object to its equivalent string representation using the specified culture-specific formatting information.

Syntax

Convert.ToString(Object, IFormatProvider) has the following syntax.

public static string ToString(
  Object value,
  IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

Convert.ToString(Object, IFormatProvider) has the following parameters.

• value - An object that supplies the value to convert, or null.
• provider - An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

Convert.ToString(Object, IFormatProvider) method returns The string representation of value, or String.Empty if value is null.

Example

using System;//w  ww.j a v a  2  s.  co m
using System.Globalization;

class MainClass
{
    public static void Main( )
    {
        NumberFormatInfo provider = new NumberFormatInfo();

        provider.NegativeSign = "neg ";
        provider.PositiveSign = "pos ";

        provider.NumberDecimalSeparator = ".";
        provider.NumberGroupSeparator = ",";
        provider.NumberGroupSizes = new int[ ] { 3 };
        provider.NumberNegativePattern = 0;

        Console.WriteLine( Convert.ToString((object) "12345" ));
        Console.WriteLine( Convert.ToString((object) "12345", provider ) );
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.