Convert.ToString Method (Single)
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Converts the value of the specified single-precision floating point number to its equivalent String representation.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function ToString ( _
value As Single _
) As String
public static string ToString(
float value
)
Parameters
- value
Type: System.Single
A single-precision floating point number.
Return Value
Type: System.String
The String equivalent of the value of value.
Examples
The following code sample illustrates the conversion of a Single to a String, using ToString.
Public Sub ConvertStringFloat(ByVal stringVal As String)
Dim singleVal As Single = 0
Try
singleVal = System.Convert.ToSingle(singleVal)
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("The string as a single is {0}.", _
singleVal) & vbCrLf
Catch exception As System.OverflowException
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
"Overflow in string-to-single conversion.") & vbCrLf
Catch exception As System.FormatException
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
"The string is not formatted as a Single.") & vbCrLf
Catch exception As System.ArgumentException
outputBlock.Text &= "The string is null." & vbCrLf
End Try
' Single to string conversion will not overflow.
stringVal = System.Convert.ToString(singleVal)
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("The single as a string is {0}.", _
stringVal) & vbCrLf
End Sub
public void ConvertStringFloat(string stringVal)
{
float floatVal = 0;
try
{
floatVal = System.Convert.ToSingle(stringVal);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
"The string as a float is {0}.", floatVal) + "\n";
}
catch (System.OverflowException)
{
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
"The conversion from string-to-float overflowed.") + "\n";
}
catch (System.FormatException)
{
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
"The string is not formatted as a float.") + "\n";
}
catch (System.ArgumentNullException)
{
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
"The string is null.") + "\n";
}
// Float to string conversion will not overflow.
stringVal = System.Convert.ToString(floatVal);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
"The float as a string is {0}.", stringVal) + "\n";
}
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.