How to pass variables to overridden toString() method?

Question

Is it possible to pass in a bool variable into an overridden toString() method, so it can conditionally print the object in different formats?

Answer 1

No. An overriding method must have the same signature as the method it's overriding. This means that it can't have any more parameters, since that would change the signature. I would just make a new method for the other format you want.