SymbolDisplay.FormatPrimitive(Object, Boolean, Boolean) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic

Assembly:

Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.dll

Package:

Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic v4.7.0

Source:

SymbolDisplay.vb

Returns a string representation of an object of primitive type.

public:
 static System::String ^ FormatPrimitive(System::Object ^ obj, bool quoteStrings, bool useHexadecimalNumbers);

public static string FormatPrimitive (object obj, bool quoteStrings, bool useHexadecimalNumbers);

static member FormatPrimitive : obj * bool * bool -> string

Public Function FormatPrimitive (obj As Object, quoteStrings As Boolean, useHexadecimalNumbers As Boolean) As String

Parameters

obj

Object

A value to display as a string.

quoteStrings

Boolean

Whether or not to quote string literals.

useHexadecimalNumbers

Boolean

Whether or not to display integral literals in hexadecimal.

Returns

String

A string representation of an object of primitive type (or null if the type is not supported).

Remarks

Handles Boolean, String, Char, SByteByte, Int16, UInt16, Int32, UInt32, Int64, UInt64, Double, Single, Decimal, DateTime, and Nothing.