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Fix example on Composit format string #49284

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/standard/base-types/composite-formatting.md
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Expand Up @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Consider the following <xref:System.String.Format%2A> code fragment:
:::code language="vb" source="./snippets/composite-formatting/net/vb/Program.vb" id="basic":::

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The fixed text is `Name = `&nbsp;and `, hours = `. The format items are `{0}`, whose index of 0 corresponds to the object `name`, and `{1:hh}`, whose index of 1 corresponds to the object `DateTime.Now`.
The fixed text is `Name = `&nbsp;and `, hours = `. The format items are `{0}`, whose index of 0 corresponds to the string `"Fred"`, and `{1:hh}`, whose index of 1 corresponds to the object `DateTime.Now`.
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[nitpick] The phrase "object DateTime.Now" is imprecise here; consider clarifying terminology and using "string literal" for consistency. Suggested rewrite: "The fixed text is Name =  and , hours = . The format items are {0}, whose index of 0 corresponds to the string literal "Fred", and {1:hh}, whose index of 1 corresponds to the value of DateTime.Now."

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The fixed text is `Name = `&nbsp;and `, hours = `. The format items are `{0}`, whose index of 0 corresponds to the string `"Fred"`, and `{1:hh}`, whose index of 1 corresponds to the object `DateTime.Now`.
The fixed text is `Name = `&nbsp;and `, hours = `. The format items are `{0}`, whose index of 0 corresponds to the string literal `"Fred"`, and `{1:hh}`, whose index of 1 corresponds to the value of `DateTime.Now`.

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