Guid.ToString Method (String)
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Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function ToString ( _
format As String _
) As String
public string ToString(
string format
)
Parameters
- format
Type: System.String
A single format specifier that indicates how to format the value of this Guid. The format parameter can be "N", "D", "B", or "P". If format is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or the empty string (""), "D" is used.
Return Value
Type: System.String
The value of this Guid, represented as a series of lowercase hexadecimal digits in the specified format.
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
FormatException | The value of format is not nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), the empty string (""), "N", "D", "B", or "P". |
Remarks
The format parameter can contain the following format specifiers. In the table that follows, all digits in the return value are hexadecimal. Each character 'x' represents a hexadecimal digit; each hyphen ('-'), bracket ('{', '}'), and parenthesis ('(', ')') appears as shown.
Specifier |
Format of Return Value |
---|---|
N |
32 digits: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
D |
32 digits separated by hyphens: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx |
B |
32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in brackets: {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} |
P |
32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in parentheses: (xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx) |
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.