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Output class instance variables

So I am learning how instances work and how to set them and such and I am wondering if I can output the variables of an instance without to output them separately.

Ex//

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Person Ryan = new Person();
        Ryan.Age = 16;
        Ryan.Name = "Rynoh97";
    }
}
class Person
{
    public int Age = 0;
    public string Name = "";
}

Now to output my age I need to do Console.WriteLine(Ryan.Age); and for my name I need Ryan.Name but is there a way to output them both at the same time without making something complex.

I've tried Ryan.ToString() but I get the location of the class for Person.

Any advice?

Solution

  • You can override ToString in the Person class and make it output however you want it to when you call ToString.

    There's an example here:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173154.aspx