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// Using string.Format() to format a string literal.

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string userMessage = string.Format("100000 in hex is {0:x}",

100000);

// You would need to reference System.Windows.Forms.dll

// in order to compile this line of code!

System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(userMessage);

}

Notice how string.Format() returns a new string object, which is formatted according to the

provided flags. After this point, you are free to use the textual data as you see fit.

System Data Types and C# Shorthand Notation

Like any programming language, C# defines an intrinsic set of data types, which are used to

represent local variables, member variables, return values, and input parameters. Unlike other pro-

gramming languages, however, these keywords are much more than simple compiler-recognized

tokens. Rather, the C# data type keywords are actually shorthand notations for full-blown types in

the System namespace. Table 3-4 lists each system data type, its range, the corresponding C# key-

word, and the type’s compliance with the Common Language Specification (CLS).