Tuple<T1,T2,T3>.ToString Method

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

Tuple.cs

Returns a string that represents the value of this Tuple<T1,T2,T3> instance.

public:
 override System::String ^ ToString();

public override string ToString ();

override this.ToString : unit -> string

Public Overrides Function ToString () As String

Returns

String

The string representation of this Tuple<T1,T2,T3> object.

Examples

The following example illustrates the ToString method.

using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      Tuple<string, double, int>[] scores = 
                    { Tuple.Create("Jack", 78.8, 8),
                      Tuple.Create("Abbey", 92.1, 9), 
                      Tuple.Create("Dave", 88.3, 9),
                      Tuple.Create("Sam", 91.7, 8), 
                      Tuple.Create("Ed", 71.2, 5),
                      Tuple.Create("Penelope", 82.9, 8),
                      Tuple.Create("Linda", 99.0, 9),
                      Tuple.Create("Judith", 84.3, 9) };
      Array.Sort(scores);
      foreach (var score in scores)
         Console.WriteLine(score.ToString());
   }
}
// The example displays the following output;
//    (Abbey, 92.1, 9)
//    (Dave, 88.3, 9)
//    (Ed, 71.2, 5)
//    (Jack, 78.8, 8)
//    (Judith, 84.3, 9)
//    (Linda, 99, 9)
//    (Penelope, 82.9, 8)
//    (Sam, 91.7, 8)

open System

let scores = 
    [| Tuple.Create("Jack", 78.8, 8)
       Tuple.Create("Abbey", 92.1, 9)
       Tuple.Create("Dave", 88.3, 9)
       Tuple.Create("Sam", 91.7, 8)
       Tuple.Create("Ed", 71.2, 5)
       Tuple.Create("Penelope", 82.9, 8)
       Tuple.Create("Linda", 99.0, 9)
       Tuple.Create("Judith", 84.3, 9) |] 
Array.Sort scores
for score in scores do
    printfn $"{score}"
// The example displays the following output
//    (Abbey, 92.1, 9)
//    (Dave, 88.3, 9)
//    (Ed, 71.2, 5)
//    (Jack, 78.8, 8)
//    (Judith, 84.3, 9)
//    (Linda, 99, 9)
//    (Penelope, 82.9, 8)
//    (Sam, 91.7, 8)

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim scores() = 
                { Tuple.Create("Jack", 78.8, 8),
                  Tuple.Create("Abbey", 92.1, 9), 
                  Tuple.Create("Dave", 88.3, 9),
                  Tuple.Create("Sam", 91.7, 8), 
                  Tuple.Create("Ed", 71.2, 5),
                  Tuple.Create("Penelope", 82.9, 8),
                  Tuple.Create("Linda", 99.0, 9),
                  Tuple.Create("Judith", 84.3, 9) }
      Array.Sort(scores)
      For Each score In scores
         Console.WriteLine(score.ToString())
      Next
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output;
'    (Abbey, 92.1, 9)
'    (Dave, 88.3, 9)
'    (Ed, 71.2, 5)
'    (Jack, 78.8, 8)
'    (Judith, 84.3, 9)
'    (Linda, 99, 9)
'    (Penelope, 82.9, 8)
'    (Sam, 91.7, 8)

Remarks

The string returned by this method takes the form (Item1, Item2, Item3), where Item1, Item2, and Item3 represent the values of the Item1, Item2, and Item3 properties, respectively. If any of the property values is null, it is represented as String.Empty.