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							</th><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr data="public;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_PatternString_Format.htm">Format<span id="LSTE068DBCD_1"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTE068DBCD_1?cs=()|vb=|cpp=()|nu=()|fs=()");</script></a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Format the pattern as a string
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            Produces a formatted string as specified by the conversion pattern.
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