.NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference, Volume 1: Base Class Library and Extended Numerics Library

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[Note: System.IFormattable contains the System.IFormattable.ToString method. The consumer of an object calls this method to obtain a formatted string representation of the value of the object.] A format is a string that describes the appearance of an object when it is converted to a string. Either standard or custom formats can be used. A standard format takes the form Axx, where A is a single alphabetic character called the format specifier, and xx is an integer between 0 and 99 inclusive, called the precision specifier. The format specifier controls the type of formatting applied to the value being represented as a string. The precision specifier controls the number of significant digits or decimal places in the string, if applicable. ...