IFormattable

Adding Custom Formatting to Your Classes with IFormattable

DateTime has a great feature that I often replicate in my classes: the ability for users to format the ToString output however they want. Using it is cool, but building it yourself? Even better. In this post, I’ll walk you through implementing custom formatting for any class using the IFormattable interface, covering multiple approaches. You can also check out my YouTube video on the same topic here: https://youtu.be/hocPk1eBUuE What we’re aiming to achieve is similar to the ToString method with format options found in the DateTime class. ...

November 18, 2024 · 6 min · Mohamad Dbouk