Public Sub ToStringExample(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
    Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics
    Dim blueBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 0, 255))
    Dim myFont As New Font("Times New Roman", 14)
    Dim myStringFormat As New StringFormat

    ' String variable to hold the values of the StringFormat object.
    Dim strFmtString As String

    ' Convert the string format object to a string (only certain
    ' information in the object is converted) and display the string.
    strFmtString = myStringFormat.ToString()
    g.DrawString("Before changing properties:   ", myFont, blueBrush, _
    20, 40, myStringFormat)

    ' Change some properties of the string format.
    myStringFormat.Trimming = StringTrimming.None
    myStringFormat.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.NoWrap Or _
    StringFormatFlags.NoClip

    ' Convert the string format object to a string and display the
    ' string. The string will be different because the properties of
    ' the string format have changed.
    strFmtString = myStringFormat.ToString()
    g.DrawString("After changing properties:   ", myFont, blueBrush, _
    20, 70, myStringFormat)
End Sub