# IdSpan.ToString

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.core.abstractions/orleans.runtime.idspan/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.core.abstractions/orleans.runtime.idspan/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Core.Abstractions/IDs/IdSpan.cs#L176)

```csharp
public override string ToString()
```

Returns a string representation of this instance, decoding the value as UTF8.

### Returns

A string representation fo this instance.