How Can I override ToString() method in C#?

Question

I want to override Tostring() method for change some characters.Is it possible? If yes, How can I do this?

Answer 1

In your class where you want to override it in, add:

public override string ToString()
{
  // return your string representation
}

Answer 2

Check this link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173154(VS.80).aspx

Answer 3

Add the following in the class you want to override the ToString function:

public override string ToString()
{
    // Add your implementation here
}

Answer 4

See example at MSDN.

public override String ToString() 
{
    return String.Format("Test {0}", 101);
}

Answer 5

All you need is to try to write public ovverride then Visual Studio will create the method for you like this

 public override string ToString() 
 { 
      // implement your own code and return desiered string
 } 

Answer 6

As per your question, to change some characters in the ToString implementation, you need to call the existing ToString method by using the base keyword:

public override string ToString()
{
    return base.ToString().Replace("something", "another thing");
}

Note that if you forget the base keyword it will call itself repeatedly until you get a StackOverflowException.