Overrides ValueType

This method converts the current OracleDate structure to a string.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

A string.

Remarks

The returned value is a string representation of the OracleDate in the format specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.DateFormat property. The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.DateLanguage and OracleGlobalization.Calendar properties. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
 
class ToStringSample
{
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    // Set the thread's DateFormat to a specific format
    OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
    info.DateFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD";
    OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);
    
    // Construct OracleDate from a string using the DateFormat specified
    OracleDate date = (OracleDate)"1999-DEC-01";
    
    // Set a different DateFormat on the thread for ToString() 
    info.DateFormat = "YYYY/MM/DD";
    OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);
 
    // Prints "1999/12/01"
    Console.WriteLine(date.ToString()); 
  }
}