Working with Base Types

This section describes .NET Framework base type operations, including formatting, conversion, and common operations.

In This Section

• Converting Types
  Describes base type conversion.

• Encoding Base Types
  Describes how to convert characters into bytes.

• Formatting Types
  Describes how to format strings using the string format specifiers.

• Manipulating Strings
  Describes how to manipulate and format strings.

• Parsing Strings
  Describes how to convert strings into .NET Framework types.

• Times and Time Zones
  Describes how to work with time zones and time zone conversions in time zone-aware applications.

Related Sections

• Common Type System
  Describes types used by the .NET Framework.