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AFTimeSpan.ToString Method (IFormatProvider, Boolean)

AFTimeSpan.ToString Method (IFormatProvider, Boolean)

  • Last UpdatedJan 12, 2026
  • 2 minute read
AFTimeSpan.ToString Method (IFormatProvider, Boolean)
Returns a String that represents the current object.

Namespace:  OSIsoft.AF.Time
Assembly:  OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.2.0.7

Syntax

public string ToString(
	IFormatProvider provider,
	bool toAbbreviatedNames
)
Public Function ToString ( 
	provider As IFormatProvider,
	toAbbreviatedNames As Boolean
) As String

Dim instance As AFTimeSpan
Dim provider As IFormatProvider
Dim toAbbreviatedNames As Boolean
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = instance.ToString(provider, 
	toAbbreviatedNames)
public:
String^ ToString(
	IFormatProvider^ provider, 
	bool toAbbreviatedNames
)
member ToString : 
        provider : IFormatProvider * 
        toAbbreviatedNames : bool -> string 

Parameters

provider
Type: SystemIFormatProvider
An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information. If , then the DateTimeFormatInfo associated with the current culture is used.
toAbbreviatedNames
Type: SystemBoolean
If , then the converted string will normalized using abbreviated time names. If , then the converted string will normalized using normal (long) time names.

Return Value

Type: String
Returns a String that represents the current object.

Remarks

This is an override of the Object.ToString method which returns a human-readable string for the object. If the object has a Name property, then the value of that property is normally returned. For collections, the AFIdentity is normally returned.

Version Information

AFSDK


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