Rect.ToString Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows

Assembly:

WindowsBase.dll

Returns a string representation of the rectangle.

Overloads

ToString()	Returns a string representation of the rectangle.
ToString(IFormatProvider)	Returns a string representation of the rectangle by using the specified format provider.

ToString()

Returns a string representation of the rectangle.

C#

public override string ToString();

Returns

String

A string representation of the current rectangle. The string has the following form: "X,Y,Width,Height".

Examples

The following example shows how to use the ToString() method to get a string representation of a Rect structure.

C#

private string toStringExample()
{
    // Initialize new rectangle.
    Rect myRectangle = new Rect();

    // The Location property specifies the coordinates of the upper left-hand 
    // corner of the rectangle. 
    myRectangle.Location = new Point(10, 5);

    // Set the Size property of the rectangle with a width of 200
    // and a height of 50.
    myRectangle.Size = new Size(200, 50);

    // Get a string representation of a Rect structure.
    // rectString is equal to "10,5,200,50"	.
    string rectString = myRectangle.ToString();

    return rectString;
}

ToString(IFormatProvider)

Returns a string representation of the rectangle by using the specified format provider.

C#

public string ToString(IFormatProvider provider);

Parameters

provider

IFormatProvider

Culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

String

A string representation of the current rectangle that is determined by the specified format provider.