String.Format Method (IFormatProvider, String, Object[])

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string[] cultureNames = { "en-US", "fr-FR", "de-DE", "es-ES" };

      DateTime dateToDisplay = new DateTime(2009, 9, 1, 18, 32, 0);
      double value = 9164.32;

      Console.WriteLine("Culture     Date                                Value\n");
      foreach (string cultureName in cultureNames)
      {
         CultureInfo culture = new CultureInfo(cultureName);
         string output = String.Format(culture, "{0,-11} {1,-35:D} {2:N}", 
                                       culture.Name, dateToDisplay, value);
         Console.WriteLine(output);
      }    
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    Culture     Date                                Value
//    
//    en-US       Tuesday, September 01, 2009         9,164.32
//    fr-FR       mardi 1 septembre 2009              9 164,32
//    de-DE       Dienstag, 1. September 2009         9.164,32
//    es-ES       martes, 01 de septiembre de 2009    9.164,32

using System;

public class TestFormatter
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      int acctNumber = 79203159;
      Console.WriteLine(String.Format(new CustomerFormatter(), "{0}", acctNumber));
      Console.WriteLine(String.Format(new CustomerFormatter(), "{0:G}", acctNumber));
      Console.WriteLine(String.Format(new CustomerFormatter(), "{0:S}", acctNumber));
      Console.WriteLine(String.Format(new CustomerFormatter(), "{0:P}", acctNumber));
      try {
         Console.WriteLine(String.Format(new CustomerFormatter(), "{0:X}", acctNumber));
      }
      catch (FormatException e) {
         Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
      }
   }
}

public class CustomerFormatter : IFormatProvider, ICustomFormatter
{
   public object GetFormat(Type formatType) 
   {
      if (formatType == typeof(ICustomFormatter))        
         return this; 
      else
         return null;
   }

   public string Format(string format, 
	                     object arg, 
	                     IFormatProvider formatProvider) 
   {                       
      if (! this.Equals(formatProvider))
      {
         return null;
      }
      else
      {
         if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(format)) 
            format = "G";

         string customerString = arg.ToString();
         if (customerString.Length < 8)
            customerString = customerString.PadLeft(8, '0');

         format = format.ToUpper();
         switch (format)
         {
            case "G":
               return customerString.Substring(0, 1) + "-" +
                                     customerString.Substring(1, 5) + "-" +
                                     customerString.Substring(6);
            case "S":                          
               return customerString.Substring(0, 1) + "/" +
                                     customerString.Substring(1, 5) + "/" +
                                     customerString.Substring(6);
            case "P":                          
               return customerString.Substring(0, 1) + "." +
                                     customerString.Substring(1, 5) + "." +
                                     customerString.Substring(6);
            default:
               throw new FormatException( 
                         String.Format("The '{0}' format specifier is not supported.", format));
         }
      }   
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       7-92031-59
//       7-92031-59
//       7/92031/59
//       7.92031.59
//       The 'X' format specifier is not supported.