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--- everything_object [2018/01/28 16:55] – created wolfgangriedmann
+++ everything_object [2020/06/14 22:55] (current) – The old sentence said "A method every object has is the As String() method. joecurran
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 In .NET even basic datatypes like ''string'' or ''int'' are an object.
-This means that even these datatypes can (an have) own methods. A method that every object has, is the ''AsString()'' method. This method sometimes returns useful data:
+This means that even these datatypes can (an have) own methods. One method common to every object is ''AsString()'' . This method sometimes returns useful data:
-<code>local nInt as int
+<code visualfoxpro>local nInt as int
+local oDate as DateTime
+local lLogic as logic
 nInt := 1234
-System.Console.WriteLine( nInt:ToString() )</code>
+oDate := DateTime.Now
-returns<code>12345
+lLogic := true
-.01.2018 17:51:37</code>
+System.Console.WriteLine( nInt:ToString() )
+System.Console.WriteLine( oDate:ToString() )
+System.Console.WriteLine( lLogic:ToString() )</code>
+returns<code visualfoxpro>12345
+.01.2018 17:51:37
+true</code>
 But sometimes, in more complex classes, the ''ToString()'' method returns only the name of the class, and it is to you to define such a method that returns a more meaningful string value.