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The ToString method concerts the current Int16 value into a string representation.
By default, with no parameters, it is equivalent to ToString('G') - 'General' formatting is carried.
The Formatting string (or array of strings) provides the desired formatting of the Int16 value.
The formatting value has the following syntax :
FormattingChar[Precision]
The formatting character can be one of the following values :
| C or c | Currency such as ?1,234.56 |
| D or d | Integer formatting such as 123456 |
| E or e | Exponential (Scientific) such as 1.23456E+003 |
| F or f | Fixed Point such as 1234.56 |
| G or g | General : type dependent |
| N or n | Number : -d,ddd,ddd.ddd... format |
| P or p | Percent such as 69.5% |
| R or r | Round-trip - guarantees reverse formatting |
| X or x | Hex such as E06FC (using X) or e06fc (using x) |
The FormatProvider parameter determines the parsing rules and is beyond the scope of this article.
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| | Notes | ToString without parameters is a method inherited from the base System.Object (TObject) class. It provides a ready method for classes to convert their content into a string format.
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System
System.Int16
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// Full Unit code.
// -------------------------------------------------------------
// Create a new WinForm application, double click the form to
// create an OnLoad event, and then replace the WinForm unit
// with this text.
unit WinForm;
interface
uses
System.Drawing, System.Collections, System.ComponentModel,
System.Windows.Forms, System.Data;
type
TWinForm = class(System.Windows.Forms.Form)
\{REGION 'Designer Managed Code'\} // Note that REGION and ENREGION should be prefixed by a dollar sign
strict private
///
/// Required designer variable.
///
Components: System.ComponentModel.Container;
///
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
///
procedure InitializeComponent;
procedure TWinForm_Load(sender: System.Object; e: System.EventArgs);
{ENDREGION}
strict protected
///
/// Clean up any resources being used.
///
procedure Dispose(Disposing: Boolean); override;
private
{ Private Declarations }
public
constructor Create;
end;
[assembly: RuntimeRequiredAttribute(TypeOf(TWinForm))]
implementation
\{REGION 'Windows Form Designer generated code'\}
///
/// Required method for Designer support -- do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
///
procedure TWinForm.InitializeComponent;
begin
//
// TWinForm
//
Self.AutoScaleBaseSize := System.Drawing.Size.Create(5, 13);
Self.ClientSize := System.Drawing.Size.Create(292, 266);
Self.Name := 'TWinForm';
Self.Text := 'WinForm';
Include(Self.Load, Self.TWinForm_Load);
end;
{ENDREGION}
procedure TWinForm.Dispose(Disposing: Boolean);
begin
if Disposing then
begin
if Components <> nil then
Components.Dispose();
end;
inherited Dispose(Disposing);
end;
constructor TWinForm.Create;
begin
inherited Create;
//
// Required for Windows Form Designer support
//
InitializeComponent;
//
// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
//
end;
procedure TWinForm.TWinForm_Load(sender: System.Object; e: System.EventArgs);
program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
var
valueA : Int16;
begin
valueA := 1234;
Console.WriteLine(' Default = {0}', valueA.ToString);
Console.WriteLine('C : Currency = {0}', valueA.ToString('C'));
Console.WriteLine('D : Integer = {0}', valueA.ToString('D'));
Console.WriteLine('E : Scientific = {0}', valueA.ToString('E'));
Console.WriteLine('F : Fixed = {0}', valueA.ToString('F'));
Console.WriteLine('G : General = {0}', valueA.ToString('G'));
Console.WriteLine('N : Numeric = {0}', valueA.ToString('N'));
Console.WriteLine('P : Percent = {0}', valueA.ToString('P'));
Console.WriteLine('X : Hex = {0}', valueA.ToString('X'));
Console.ReadLine;
end.
end. | | Hide full unit code | Default = 1234
C : Currency = ?1,234.00
D : Integer = 1234
E : Scientific = 1.234000E+003
F : Fixed = 1234.00
G : General = 1234
N : Numeric = 1,234.00
P : Percent = 123,400.00 %
X : Hex = 4D2
| | | Using the optional precision parameter | program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
var
valueA : Int16;
begin
valueA := 1234;
Console.WriteLine(' Default = {0}', valueA.ToString);
Console.WriteLine('C : Currency = {0}', valueA.ToString('C6'));
Console.WriteLine('D : Integer = {0}', valueA.ToString('D6'));
Console.WriteLine('E : Scientific = {0}', valueA.ToString('E6'));
Console.WriteLine('F : Fixed = {0}', valueA.ToString('F6'));
Console.WriteLine('G : General = {0}', valueA.ToString('G6'));
Console.WriteLine('N : Numeric = {0}', valueA.ToString('N6'));
Console.WriteLine('P : Percent = {0}', valueA.ToString('P6'));
Console.WriteLine('X : Hex = {0}', valueA.ToString('X6'));
Console.ReadLine;
end.
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C : Currency = ?1,234.000000
D : Integer = 001234
E : Scientific = 1.234000E+003
F : Fixed = 1234.000000
G : General = 1234
N : Numeric = 1,234.000000
P : Percent = 123,400.000000 %
X : Hex = 0004D2
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